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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Plattford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plattford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plattford, please Contact Us.
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 Plattford (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 Plattford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Plattford is historic, it would have been located within present day Sarpy County.
To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sarpy County: Mills (IA), Pottawattamie (IA), Cass, Douglas & Saunders.
Below are the counties that are near Plattford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plattford:
- Sarpy County (The home county of Plattford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linoma Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- Gretna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Portal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Papillion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Avery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- South Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cullom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Weeping Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Elmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alvo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Inglewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boys Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Venice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
- King Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Bennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elk City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Davey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Havelock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Havelock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Walton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bennet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Cheney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheney is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
- College View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- College View is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
- Gaslight Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Otoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Otoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unadilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Dunbar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yutan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leshara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swedeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
- Wahoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Bartlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- McPaul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Thurman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tabor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Percival
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Pacific City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mineola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Carter Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Council Bluffs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Chautauqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Crescent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plattford, see our County-by-County Page for Plattford.
Cemeteries Near Plattford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plattford.
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 Plattford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plattford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- Lefler Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Platteford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glesmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- LaBorde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wortman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Plattford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plattford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plattford, with the one closest to Plattford listed first.
- South Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gretna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cullom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Chalco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Portal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Wabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Papillion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weeping Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plattford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plattford.
Newspapers Published in Plattford ...
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 240 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plattford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plattford, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plattford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Plattford:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Sarpy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Lancaster County
- Otoe County
- Saunders County
- Washington County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Pottawattamie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Plattford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plattford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |