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Welcome to Plateau ...

Plateau is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plateau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Plateau is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plateau: 251

Communities Also Named Plateau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Plateau - they are located in California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plateau.

Communities near Plateau ...

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

  • Mobile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Daphne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saraland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bay Minette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Fort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Satsuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Semmes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Loxley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Creola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plateau ...

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

Adding Plateau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plateau 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 (so far) for Plateau was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plateau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plateau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.