Welcome to South Platte ...South Platte is primarily located in Jefferson County<1>. A portion of South Platte extends into Douglas County. While we don't have a date for the founding of South Platte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899. A typical abbreviation for South Platte: S. Platte South Platte is 6,090 feet [1,856 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of South Platte is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: South Platte lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near South Platte ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Platte.
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 South Platte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Platte. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Platte. 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 South Platte. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Platte. See our Newspapers Page for South Platte. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Platte ...Looking for more information about South Platte? 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 South Platte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Platte. Adding South Platte to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of South Platte 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 South Platte was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for South Platte. Footnotes ...
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