Welcome to North Plato ...

North Plato is located in Kane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Plato, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for North Plato: N. Plato

North Plato is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for North Plato ...

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Communities near North Plato ...

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

• Elgin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elgin
  • From North Plato to Elgin
• Schaumburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <3>
• Hoffman Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <3>
• De Kalb
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to De Kalb
  • From North Plato to De Kalb
• Bartlett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bartlett
  • From North Plato to Bartlett
• Crystal Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <3>
• Carol Stream
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
  • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <3>
• Streamwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
  • Streamwood is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <3>
• Hanover Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
  • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <3>
• Carpentersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Plato ...

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

Adding North Plato to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the North Plato post office opened in 1855.

We also found North Plato on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Plato.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov