Meade in Meade County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Jones & Plummer Trail

1874 - 1888

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

1. Jones & Plummer Trail Marker

Inscription.

Ft. Elliott, Texas to
Dodge City, Kansas

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 37° 17.117′ N, 100° 19.617′ W. Marker is in Meade, Kansas, in Meade County. It is at the intersection of N Road (U.S. 54/160) and 19th Road, on the right when traveling east on N Road. Marker is in Meade City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meade KS 67864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

on the High Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hoodoo Brown's Road Ranch (here, next to this marker); Graceland Cemetery

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Brown (approx. half a mile away); Veterans and War Memorials (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pioneer Arena Club Women and Pioneer Settlers (approx. 0.7 miles away); Meade County (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Lone Tree Incident (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meade.

Also see . . .
1. The Jones and Plummer Trail As It Crossed Meade County, Kansas. Kansas Heritage Group entry (Submitted on May 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Jones and Plummer Trail. Texas State Historical Association entry (Submitted on May 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Jones & Plummer Trail image. Click for full size.

via Old Meade County, unknown

2. Jones & Plummer Trail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

3. Jones & Plummer Trail Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

4. Jones & Plummer Trail Marker

Looking west along US Hwy 54/160

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.