Plain is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), all of it land.

[7] The village of Plain[8] is located on Wisconsin Highway 23 and County Road B in the Township of Franklin.

Several rough buildings were erected and the area acquired the nickname of Logtown (also spelled Log Town).

[12] A post office was proposed to be established at Plain on March 31, 1858, with B. V. Bunnel as postmaster.

The proposed mail route was Prairie du Sac, Sauk City, Harrisburg, Plain, Maqua to Sextonville in Richland County.

[14] The origin of the village's name is widely rumored[15][16] to have been selected as an homage to the Shrine of the Virgin Mary at Maria Plain on the hill known as Plainberg in the village of Bergheim, Austria outside Salzburg, Austria.

The unnamed author wrote: "Within a few weeks very strong efforts will be made at proper headquarters to have the name of Plain changed, as that name does not agree with the rushing strides our burg is making.

"[18] Old Franklin Township Historical Society (OFTHS) in Plain, Wisconsin, was organized in 2004[19][20] in the former Town Hall of Franklin, Sauk County, Wisconsin located on Highway 23 at 915 Wachter Avenue.

[21] Plain is twinned with: As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 773 people, 321 households, and 224 families living in the village.