Platt, Texas

Platt is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

Platt, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 31°24′54″N 94°36′30″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Angelina
Elevation [1]	200 ft (60 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	936
GNIS feature ID	1382524[1]

History

There were several sawmills built in the area by Luke Wright, J.V. Lankford, and F.L. Dunham during and after World War II. The amount of wood ran out in the 1920s. A post office was established at Platt in 1902 and remained in operation until 1913 when mail was delivered from Manton. William L. Singleton was the postmaster. The community had a general store operated by J.C. McKinney and had 50 residents in 1910. There were two other mills named North and Old Platt, all three of which shut down in 1949.^[2]

Geography

Platt was located on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad near Huntington in north-central Angelina County.^[2]

Education

Platt had a one-room school in 1910.^[2] Today, the ghost town is located within the Lufkin Independent School District.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Texas

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Platt, Texas
2. Biesele, Megan. "Platt, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved January 8, 2022.