History · Platter

Platter’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Platter. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1old images & papers

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PrestonArea, 1922 · Wikimedia Commons

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Platter is an unincorporated community in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Platter had a population of 159. Platter has a post office with the ZIP code 74753. The town was named after an A.F. Platter, who was a businessman from Denison, Texas.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Platter yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below

1922PrestonAreaCommons

1930–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Platter’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPrestonArea, 1922: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

By decade

Platter, decade by decade

1920s1 item

CommonsPrestonArea1922

1930s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Platter is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Platter has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Colbert's Ferry Site in Colbert, 6.1 miles away.