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==History== A [http://www.gribblenation.com/papics/keystone/plumville.jpg local historical marker] states that Plumville was founded in 1818. An [https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3823i.la000756/?r=0.395,0.199,0.065,0.029,0 1856 land ownership map] depicted it as a small community within [[South Mahoning Township, Pennsylvania|South Mahoning township]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Map of Indiana County, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3823i.la000756/?r=0.395,0.199,0.065,0.029,0 |website=Library of Congress |publisher=Barker, William; North Hector, New York |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> Telephone service arrived around 1890.<ref name="quinbook"/>{{rp|164}} Plumville was incorporated as a borough in December 1909.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Connelly |first1=Mark A. |title=Indian County Quarter Sessions 13 Sessions Sept. 1909: Adjudication Detail |url=https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/plumville-borough-1909-creation/ |website=Local Geohistory Project |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref> The 1910 census recorded its population as 414.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thirteenth census of the United States taken in the year 1910 vol. 1 |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924096785187/page/542/mode/2up |website=Internet Archive |publisher=United States Bureau of the Census |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref> The Consolidated Coal and Coke Company's Plumville mine was located in the area west of Redding Run Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Map ID: 0091_UMM_100_A17_2 |url=https://www.minemaps.psu.edu |website=Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has identified undermined areas within and adjacent to the borough.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plumville Boro, Indiana County |url=https://files.dep.state.pa.us/Mining/District%20Mining/DistrictMinePortalFiles/California/MunicipalityMining/Indiana_County/plumville_boro.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Mine Subsidence Division |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
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