Plainsburg (formerly, Plainsberg and Welch's Store) is an
unincorporated community in
Merced County,
California.
It is located west of
Le Grand,
at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m).
Plainsburg was said to be a thriving farming center in the nineteenth century. It had several businesses and was legally incorporated for a time. The town declined when it was bypassed by the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
to the west and later the
Santa Fe Railroad to the east. A grocery store remained as of 1992; the cemetery and elementary school are still present today.
A post office operated at Plainsburg from 1869 to 1907.
References
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Merced County, California
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