It is located 10 miles southeast of Stinnett, and 8 miles (13 km) 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.

[4] Mattie Sams was appointed the first postmaster when Plemons received its post office on May 29, 1901.

Billy Dixon moved to Plemons from Adobe Walls and operated a boarding house.

[7] The Amarillo branch of the Rock Island and Gulf Railway bypassed Plemons, routing 10 miles (16 km) to the north.

[8] Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Marker number 12096 was designated for the Plemons Cemetery.