Welcome to Placedo ...
Placedo is located on the Gulf Coast.
Placedo is located in Victoria County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Placedo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Placedo is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Placedo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Placedo: 361
The ZIP code for Placedo: 77977<3>
Communities near Placedo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Placedo.
- Victoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Victoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
- Port Lavaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lavaca
- Port Lavaca is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Lavaca <4>
- Point Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <4>
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
- Kamey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hughes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - La Salle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- La Salle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>
- Telferner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telferner
- Telferner is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telferner <4>
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
- Long Mott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Mott
- Long Mott is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Mott <4>
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 Placedo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Placedo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Placedo. 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 Placedo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Placedo. See our Newspapers Page for Placedo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Placedo ...
Looking for more information about Placedo? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Placedo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Placedo.
Adding Placedo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Placedo 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 for Placedo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Placedo mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Placedo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Placedo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Victoria County: www.victoriacountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Victoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Placedo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Placedo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Placedo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |