Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Plum Point (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Plum Point. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Plum Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Plum Point: Plum Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Plum Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plum Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Plum Point is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Plum Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plum Point:
- Washington County (The home county of Plum Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Saunderstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
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- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- North Kingstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Allenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
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- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Wickford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
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- Narragansett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Narragansett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Annawomscutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
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- Coggeshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
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- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- East Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- East Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Shippee Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Buttonwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Cowesett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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- Apponaug
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
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- Oakland Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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- Kettle Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
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- Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- West Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Quidnick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Coventry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Clarks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Brenton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Lawtons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Melville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Oaklawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Bellefonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Cranston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Kent Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Knightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Kent ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Armington Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
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- Thornton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
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- East Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Voluntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Pawcatuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Voluntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Glasgo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Griswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Stonington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Mashantucket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Oneco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Ekonk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- South Killingly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Plainfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wauregan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Acoaxet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Globe Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Central Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Ocean Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Flint Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Swansea Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Seekonk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Bowenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- North Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Oak Grove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Dukes County (MA)
- Cuttyhunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plum Point, see our County-by-County Page for Plum Point.
Cemeteries Near Plum Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum Point.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Plum Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plum Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Cashman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caleb Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burlingame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willettt Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Congton - Packard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hiscox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Narragansett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweet - Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (665 more) ...
- Burlingame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Friends Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Plum Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plum Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Allenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Wickford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Wickford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Narragansett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Rocky Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Peace Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Davisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Kingston Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plum Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plum Point.
Newspapers Published in Plum Point ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plum Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plum Point, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plum Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Plum Point:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plum Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |