Plainview, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Plainview, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Plainview

Show map of Illinois

Plainview

Show map of the United States

Coordinates: 39°09′33″N 89°59′23″W﻿ / ﻿39.15917°N 89.98972°W﻿ / 39.15917; -89.98972
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Macoupin
Elevation

| 614 ft (187 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 618
GNIS feature ID| 415754[1]

Plainview is an unincorporated community in Hillyard Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. Plainview is 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Shipman.

## History[edit]

Plainview had a post office, which closed on October 3, 1998.[2] Thomas D. Bare (1867-1931), Illinois newspaper editor and state senator, was born in Plainview.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plainview, Illinois
2. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
3. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1907-1908,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas D. Bare, pg. 276-277

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Macoupin County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Carlinville

Cities|

* Benld
* Bunker Hill
* Carlinville
* Gillespie
* Girard
* Mount Olive
* Staunton
* Virden‡

Map of Illinois highlighting Macoupin County

Town|

* Nilwood

Villages|

* Brighton‡
* Chesterfield
* Dorchester
* Eagarville
* East Gillespie
* Hettick
* Lake Ka-ho
* Medora
* Modesto
* Mount Clare
* Palmyra
* Royal Lakes
* Sawyerville
* Scottville
* Shipman
* Standard City
* White City
* Wilsonville

Townships|

* Barr
* Bird
* Brighton
* Brushy Mound
* Bunker Hill
* Cahokia
* Carlinville
* Chesterfield
* Dorchester
* Gillespie
* Girard
* Hillyard
* Honey Point
* Mt. Olive
* Nilwood
* North Otter
* North Palmyra
* Polk
* Scottville
* Shaws Point
* Shipman
* South Otter
* South Palmyra
* Staunton
* Virden
* Western Mound

Unincorporated
communities|

* Anderson
* Atwater
* Barr
* Hagaman
* Piasa
* Plainview
* Reader
* Womac
* Woodburn

Footnotes|

‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties

* Illinois portal
* United States portal

This Macoupin County, Illinois location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template