Welcome to Platteville ...

Platteville is located in Taylor County<1>.

The location of Platteville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Platteville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Platteville is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Platteville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Platteville - they are located in Colorado, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Platteville ...

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

• Mount Ayr
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
  • Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <4>
• Lenox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <4>
• Bedford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Grant City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Grant City is located in Worth County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <4>
• Hopkins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <4>
• New Market
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
• Clearfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Diagonal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
  • Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <4>
• Blockton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
  • Blockton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
• Gravity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
  • Gravity is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 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 Platteville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Platteville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Platteville ...

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

Adding Platteville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Platteville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Platteville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Platteville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/