Welcome to Plain ...

Plain is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Plain is located in Houston County<1>.

The location of Plain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Plain is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Plain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Plain lies within the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Plain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Plain - they are located in Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plain.

Communities near Plain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plain.

• Alto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• Wells
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Kennard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <4>
• Ratcliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
  • Ratcliff is located in Houston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratcliff <4>
• Tadmor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Tadmor is located in Houston County
• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Bluff City is located in Houston County
• Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Cherokee County
• Harrison Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
• Fog Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Fog Town is located in Houston County
• Redtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
  • Redtown is located in Angelina County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plain. See our Newspapers Page for Plain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plain ...

Looking for more information about Plain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Plain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plain.

Adding Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plain was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Plain in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Plain post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/