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Welcome to Plains Junction ...

Plains Junction is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Plains Junction is located in Hall County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Plains Junction: Plains Jct. (or less commonly used: Plains Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Plains Junction for more information about variations on the name of Plains Junction.

Plains Junction is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plains Junction: 806

Communities Also Named Plains Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Plains Junction - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Plains Junction ...

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

  • Childress
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Memphis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Hulver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulver is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulver
  • Carey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Loco is located in Childress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Arlie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlie is located in Childress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
  • Cee Vee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Hedley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Plains Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plains Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plains Junction. 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 Plains Junction.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plains Junction ...

Looking for more information about Plains Junction? 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 Plains Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plains Junction.

Adding Plains Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plains Junction 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 (so far) for Plains Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plains Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plains Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.