Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Plat (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Plat. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Plat is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Dodge, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Plat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plat:
- Washington County (The home county of Plat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Lake Five
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Slinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Saint Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- West Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Barton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Ashippun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Neosho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Huilsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Hustisford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustisford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Iron Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Neda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Theresa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Clyman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Horicon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Mayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Juneau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Kewaskum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Saint Kilian
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- New Fane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- New Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Ixonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Sullivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Watertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Helenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Grellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Johnson Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- West Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Brown Deer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Wauwatosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - River Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Glendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Bayside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Fox Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - West Allis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Whitefish Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- West Milwaukee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Hales Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Freistadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Mequon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Thiensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Cedarburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Horns Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Saukville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Kohler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Port Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Waubeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Caldwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Wind Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Kneeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Waterford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sheboygan County
- Random Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Random Lake
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Potter Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Troy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Little Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- East Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Merton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sussex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Lannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Chenequa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stonebank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Pewaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Menomonee Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pewaukee West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Nashotah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Okauchee Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okauchee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Okauchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plat, see our County-by-County Page for Plat.
Newspapers Published in Plat ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 280 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plat, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Plat:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Racine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Washington County
Cemeteries Near Plat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plat.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Carmelite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carmelite Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmelite Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Hartford.
- The Carmelite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Hill Carmelite Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmelite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268500 <4>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Central Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Union Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
- St. Jacobi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobi Cemetery
- St. Peter Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Episcopal Cemetery
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176295 <4>
- St. Clares Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clares Cemetery
- St. Albans Episcopalian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Albans Episcopalian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Albans Episcopalian Cemetery
- Redeemer UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redeemer UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redeemer UCC Cemetery
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Bark River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bark River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bark River Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Plat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plat, with the one closest to Plat listed first.
- Lake Five
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Monches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Colgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Merton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - North Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- North Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Sussex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Meeker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rugby Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Lannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ackerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Ackerville is located in Washington County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Menomonee Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Rockfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2078, Longitude: -88.2809 In this case, the coordinates for Plat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |