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Welcome to Platte Gardens ...

Platte Gardens is located in Platte County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Platte Gardens: Platte Gdns. (or less commonly used: Platte Gardns., Platte Grdens. or Platte Grdns.)

Platte Gardens is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Platte Gardens: 816 & 975<3>

Communities near Platte Gardens ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Leavenworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gladstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Kearney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Merriam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Merriam is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <4>
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
    • Former name for Mission:
    • Mission Hill Acres
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Platte Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Platte Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Platte Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Platte Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.