Plattin, Missouri
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Plattin is an unincorporated community in southeast Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|724470}}
The community is located on the west side of the Plattin Creek floodplain approximately six miles south of Festus.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49 {{isbn|0899332242}}
History
A post office called Plattin was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1941.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Jefferson | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 October 2016}} The community takes its name from nearby Plattin Creek.{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html| title=Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=19 October 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071321/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html| archivedate=24 June 2016}} Plattin has 1 elementary school which is a part of Jefferson County R-VII School District.
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Missouri
Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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