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Welcome to Plato ...

Plato is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plato, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

Plato is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Plato lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Plato: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Plato ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Plato - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plato.

Communities near Plato ...

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

  • Salamanca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Springville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gowanda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
  • Arcade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Delevan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
  • Cattaraugus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • East Randolph
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
  • South Dayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plato ...

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

Adding Plato to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plato in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Plato was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Plato post office opened in 1830. The Plato post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plato.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plato - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Plato area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Plato 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/