Welcome to Plainville ...
Plainville is located in Adams County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plainville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Plainville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Plainville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Plainville: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Plainville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Plainville - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts (4), New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plainville.
Communities near Plainville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plainville.
- Baraboo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baraboo
- From Plainville to Baraboo
- Reedsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Mauston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Wisconsin Dells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wisconsin Dells
- From Plainville to Wisconsin Dells
- Lake Delton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adams
- From Plainville to Adams
- West Baraboo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - North Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
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 Plainville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plainville. 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 Plainville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainville. See our Newspapers Page for Plainville.
Adding Plainville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plainville 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 for Plainville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Plainville post office opened in 1856.
We also found Plainville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plainville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plainville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Plainville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Plainville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |