Fans of Welcome to Plathville have wondered whether "Plathville" is where the show's cast members really live, and we're here to share information about the Plath family's actual city, Cairo, Georgia. Viewers want to know everything about the small city the Plath clan calls home. Fans who are looking to visit Plathville may be disappointed to learn it is not a real place. However, Cairo is charming. Here is everything to know about the place where the Plath kids grew up.
Welcome to Plathville follows Kim and Barry Plath and their nine kids, whom they raised on an isolated farm, cut off from much of the outside world. Their lives were spent outdoors, running around, doing chores, and fixing up old cars. As the kids have gotten older, several have moved out of the family home, but none have strayed far from their hometown. Welcome to Plathville's Ethan and Olivia Plath may soon move away from Cairo to a bigger city like Tallahassee, which will place even more strain on Ethan's relationship with his family.
The Plath kids spent their childhood on a 55-acre farm in rural Georgia. The town of Cairo (surprisingly, not pronounced like the capital of Egypt), is home to less than ten thousand residents. Call it "Cay-Ro." It is known as "The Hospitality City" and has all of the character and heritage that tourists expect from a small city in the South. Cairo is about a half-hour's drive from the Florida state line and Tallahassee, which is the closest big city.
During Welcome to Plathville season 1, the family lived in the large farmhouse the kids grew up in. Now, Kim and Barry from Welcome to Plathville rent the house out on Airbnb. The Plaths moved during season two of the show, but only a few miles down the road. The older siblings that moved out are also just a few miles apart. Moriah and Micah alluded to being kicked out of the family home after being dubbed bad influences on the younger siblings, though their relationship with their parents has started improving.
Most of the show takes place in one of the Plath homes, but fans have gotten to see glimpses of the city throughout the seasons. The city measures almost ten square miles and has all the necessities, including popular Southern chain restaurants like Zaxby's. There are also mom-and-pop eateries and a Walmart. One notable location is the coffee and ice cream shop that was the setting for Moriah and Max's first official date. There is also an auto shop where several of the Plath kids have worked at one time or another (most recently, Lydia). At that shop, Lydia had a touching reunion with Ethan. Now that Welcome to Plathville fans know more about Cairo, they may want to drop by.