Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Platte came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Platte in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Platte. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Platte data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Platte:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Platte is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Platte in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Platte for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Platte. See our Misc Page for Platte for more information.