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Welcome to Plato ...

Plato is located in Cedar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plato, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Plato is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plato: 319

Communities Also Named Plato ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Plato - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Plato ...

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

  • Iowa City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coralville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • North Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Tiffin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tipton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
  • Solon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
  • West Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plato ...

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

Adding Plato to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plato in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Plato was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Plato post office opened in 1885. The Plato post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plato.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cedar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plato - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/