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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)
  • Port Lavaca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Comfort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kamey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
  • Heyser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Heyser is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyser
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughes is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • La Salle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Telferner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Inez
    (14 miles [22.5 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 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 (so far) for Placedo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Placedo.

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.