Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Platte Center came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Platte Center in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Platte Center. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Platte Center data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Platte Center:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

We found Platte Center in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Platte Center for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Platte Center. See our Misc Page for Platte Center for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Platte Center:

Platte Center was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)