| Official Name: | Plemons, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas |
| Pushpin Label: | Plemons |
| Pushpin Image: | Relief map of Texas.png |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hutchinson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2740 |
| Coordinates: | 35.8008°N -101.3092°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1380381 |
Plemons is a ghost town in Hutchinson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located 10 miles southeast of Stinnett, and northeast of Borger, on Plemons Road, just north of the junction of County Road R.
In 1898, Oklahoma rancher James Andrew Whittenburg filed on four sections of land in Hutchinson County, where he built a dugout shelter near the Canadian River. He used the acreage as the family homestead. In 1901, Whittenburg donated acreage from the homestead land for the establishment of a town.[2] When Barney Plemons filed for land there, the town was named for him. Plemons became the county seat in 1901 when Hutchinson County was organized. E. E. Akers built the courthouse.[3]
Mattie Sams was appointed the first postmaster when Plemons received its post office on May 29, 1901. The post office was in operation until 1952.[4]
The first decade of its existence, Plemons had 15 families. Billy Dixon moved to Plemons from Adobe Walls and operated a boarding house. Dixon became the first county sheriff.[5] The Plemons economy realized modest benefit from nearby Turkey Track ranch and Tar Box ranch.[6]
The Amarillo branch of the Rock Island and Gulf Railway bypassed Plemons, routing to the north. Stinnett was then developed to be a shipping point for the railroad. In 1926, the county seat of government was moved to Stinnett. Plemons began to decline after that, despite a brief spurt during the oil boom. Today, Plemons is considered a ghost town.[5]
The area was served by the Plemons Independent School District until July 1, 1987, when it merged into the Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District.[7]
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Marker number 12096 was designated for the Plemons Cemetery.[8] The first burial is believed to have been Mrs. E. E. Akers, date unknown. The last burial was Charles Ray Sessions in 1953. The local Boy Scouts troop spearheaded preservation efforts of the cemetery.[9]
According to the Köppen climate classification, Plemons has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.[11]