Welcome to Plattville ...

Plattville is located in Kendall County<1>.

The location of Plattville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plattville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plattville has a population of 256 people<3> (see below for details).

Plattville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Plattville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plattville had an population of 256 people. This is an increase of 5.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plattville had a population of 242 people. This makes Plattville the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 242 people, the population of Plattville increased 7.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 225 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Plattville.

Communities near Plattville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plattville.

• Aurora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Joliet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <5>
• Bolingbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <5>
• Plainfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
• Romeoville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <5>
• Oswego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <5>
• Lockport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <5>
• Yorkville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <5>
• Crest Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Crest Hill is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <5>
• Montgomery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plattville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plattville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plattville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plattville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plattville. See our Newspapers Page for Plattville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plattville ...

Looking for more information about Plattville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Plattville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plattville.

Adding Plattville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plattville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plattville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Plattville post office opened in 1847.

We also found Plattville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plattville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plattville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kendall County: www.co.kendall.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov