Welcome to Platt ...

Platt is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Platt is located in Angelina County<1>.

The location of Platt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Platt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Platt is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Platt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Platt is located in the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Platt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Platt - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Platt ...

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

• Lufkin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
  • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <4>
• Nacogdoches
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Hudson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
• Diboll
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diboll
  • Diboll is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diboll <4>
• Huntington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Burke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
• Chireno
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <4>
• Alco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Alco is located in Angelina County
• Dunagan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
  • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
• Herty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
  • Herty is located in Angelina County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Platt ...

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

Adding Platt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Platt in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Platt was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Platt in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Platt post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Platt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Platt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Angelina County: www.angelinacounty.net/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/