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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Plato (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Plato. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Plato is located in Texas County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

Below are the counties that are near Plato. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plato:

  • Texas County     (The home county of Plato)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Roby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Success
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Huggins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Bendavis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Bucyrus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Licking
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sherrill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Simmons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Raymondville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Solo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Camden County
    • Stoutland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Winnipeg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Falcon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Competition
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Abo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Oakland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Evergreen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Twin Bridges
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Pease
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sleeper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Brush Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Duke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Beulah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Edgar Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Laquey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Waynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Robert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Devils Elbow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedeborg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Crocker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Webster County
    • Rader
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Astoria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Green Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Graff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Saint George
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Grovespring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hartville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Odin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plato, see our County-by-County Page for Plato.

Cemeteries Near Plato ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plato.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Plato - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plato covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.

  • Lynch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Winnipeg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Casey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cook Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plato had a population of 71 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Plato had a population of 101 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.

  • Turley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Roby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Roby is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Roubidoux
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
  • Nebo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nebo is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Success
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Astoria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Hazelton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hazelton is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Cookville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cookville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Manes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manes is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
  • Ellis Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
  • Competition
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Competition is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Huggins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Plum Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Plum Valley is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
    • Dykes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dykes is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plato. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plato.

Newspapers Published in Plato ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plato.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plato, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plato.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Plato:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plato) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.