Welcome to Platora ...So far, we found very little information about Platora. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Platora to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Platora, please Contact Us. Platora would have been located within present day Humboldt County<2>. Platora was founded in 1909. While the community is gone, the present day location for Platora is 4,610 feet [1,405 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Platora is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Platora was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Platora was located: 775 Communities near Platora ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Platora.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Platora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Platora. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Platora. 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 Platora. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Platora. See our Newspapers Page for Platora. Adding Platora to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Platora in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Platora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Platora. Footnotes ...
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