Welcome to Plattin ...

Plattin is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plattin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Plattin is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Plattin lies within the (636) area code.

Communities near Plattin ...

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

• Festus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• De Soto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Pevely
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Desloge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
• Crystal City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Herculaneum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
• Hillsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Valmeyer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
  • Valmeyer is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <4>
• Esther
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
  • Esther is located in Saint Francois County

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 Plattin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plattin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plattin. 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 Plattin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plattin ...

Looking for more information about Plattin? 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 Plattin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plattin.

Adding Plattin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plattin 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 Plattin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Plattin post office opened in 1858.

We also found Plattin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plattin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/