Welcome to Platteville ...Platteville is located in Taylor County<1>. 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.<2>. 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.
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 (so far) for Platteville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Platteville. Footnotes ...
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