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Welcome to Platt ...

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

Platt is located in Angelina County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Platt: 936

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)
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
  • Nacogdoches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hudson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
  • Diboll
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Burke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Chireno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alco is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Dunagan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
  • Herty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Herty is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty

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 (so far) for Platt was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Platt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Angelina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Platt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.