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Welcome to Plattsburg ...

Plattsburg is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plattsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Plattsburg is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Plattsburg: 937 & 326<3>

Communities Also Named Plattsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Plattsburg - they are located in Indiana, Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Plattsburg ...

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

  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Urbana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • London
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • West Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Cedarville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Enon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Enon is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enon <4>
  • Jamestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plattsburg ...

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

Adding Plattsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plattsburg 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 Plattsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plattsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plattsburg - 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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Plattsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Plattsburg 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.