Welcome to Platoro ...

Platoro is located in Conejos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Platoro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Platoro is 9,840 feet [2,999 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Platoro is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Platoro lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Platoro is within the (719) area code.

Communities near Platoro ...

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

• Summitville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
  • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
• Gerrard
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
  • Gerrard is located in Rio Grande County
• South Fork
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • South Fork is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fork <4>
• Capulin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
  • Capulin is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <4>
• Cumbres
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Cumbres is located in Conejos County
• Agua Ramon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
  • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
• Del Norte
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte
  • Del Norte is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Norte <4>
• Osier
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Osier is located in Conejos County
• Monte Vista
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
  • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <4>
• Chromo
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Platoro ...

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

Adding Platoro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Platoro post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Platoro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/