Do you know of Platte Canon ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Platte Canon. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Platte Canon.<1>

Our sources for Platte Canon (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Platte Canon other than they indicate that Platte Canon would be found somewhere in Jefferson County, Colorado.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1893.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Platte Canon ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Platte Canon:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Platte Canon - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in  Jefferson County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Jefferson County.