Do you know of Platte ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Platte. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Platte.<1> Our sources for Platte (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Platte other than they indicate that Platte would be found somewhere in Benzie County, Michigan. From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1868 and closed in 1905. Communities Also Named Platte ...We found two communities that share the name Platte. Within Michigan, the name Platte is unique. Beyond Michigan, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Platte ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Platte: Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2> Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Platte - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
More Orphans in Benzie County ...Can you help? As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Benzie County. Footnotes ...
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