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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Plato in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plato. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plato listed first.

  • Ashford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashford is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Eddyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eddyville is also located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • West Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Valley is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Ellicottville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Devereaux
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Devereaux is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • East Otto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Otto is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Bird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bird is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Riceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riceville is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elkdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkdale is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Cadiz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cadiz is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Machias Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Machias Junction is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Machias
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Springville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cattaraugus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Albion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Humphrey Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Humphrey Center is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Franklinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Humphrey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Humphrey is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Morton Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
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  • Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Concord is located in Erie County
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  • Salamanca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Salamanca is also located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
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  • Kill Buck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fitch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitch is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • Laidlaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Laidlaw is also located in Cattaraugus County
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  • East Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Collins Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Persia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Persia is also located in Cattaraugus County
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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 Plato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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