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Nearest Communities to Platte,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Platte, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Platte:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Platte.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Platte is located in Charles Mix County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charles Mix County: Boyd (NE), Knox (NE), Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Douglas, Gregory & Hutchinson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Platte. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Charles Mix County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Platte (which is Charles Mix County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Platte

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Charles Mix County   (where Platte resides)
    • County Seat for Charles Mix:   Lake Andes
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Platte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Platte.
      • Bovee
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovee
        • Bovee is located in Charles Mix County
      • Geddes
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
        • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <4>
      • Academy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wheeler ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
      • Platte Colony
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
        • Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
      • Lake Andes
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
        • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <4>
      • Dezera
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dezera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dezera
        • Dezera is located in Charles Mix County
      • Pickstown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ravinia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
        • Ravinia is located in Charles Mix County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravinia <4>
  • Aurora County
    • County Seat for Aurora:   Plankinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Platte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Platte.
      • Aurora Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
        • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
      • White Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
        • White Lake is located in Aurora County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>
      • Stickney
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
        • Stickney is located in Aurora County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <4>
      • Plankinton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brule County
    • County Seat for Brule:   Chamberlain
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Platte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Platte.
      • Cedar Grove Colony
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Colony
        • Cedar Grove Colony is located in Brule County
      • Bijou Hills
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bijou Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
        • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Bijou Hills
        • From Platte to Bijou Hills
      • Eagle
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
        • Eagle is located in Brule County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
      • Ola
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
        • Ola is located in Brule County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ola
        • From Platte to Ola
      • Kimball
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Grandview
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
        • Grandview is located in Brule County
  • Douglas County
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Armour
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Platte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Platte.
      • Joubert
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • New Holland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Harrison
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
        • Harrison is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
      • Corsica
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
        • Corsica is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <4>
      • Grandview ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
        • Grandview is located in Douglas County
      • Armour
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
        • Armour is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <4>
      • Douglas City ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
        • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
  • Gregory County
    • County Seat for Gregory:   Burke
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Platte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Platte.
      • East Gregory
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
        • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Lucas
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
        • Lucas is located in Gregory County
      • Bonesteel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Fairfax
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Saint Charles
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Herrick
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
        • Herrick is located in Gregory County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>
      • Burke
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
        • Burke is located in Gregory County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <4>
      • Fort Randall
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
        • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
  • Boyd County
    • County Seat for Boyd:   Butte (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Platte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Platte.
      • Baker ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Baker is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Anoka
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Platte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Platte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3862, Longitude: -98.8448    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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