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Welcome to Plasterco ...

Plasterco is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plasterco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Plasterco is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Plasterco lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Plasterco: 276

Communities near Plasterco ...

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

  • Abingdon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Richlands
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Chilhowie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glade Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Honaker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Damascus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fleet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plasterco ...

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

Adding Plasterco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plasterco in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Plasterco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Plasterco post office opened in 1896. The Plasterco post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plasterco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plasterco - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/