Platt is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

in Angelina County, in the

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. It is located within the

Lufkin, Texas Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is west of the Texas- Louisiana state line. Its population is 34,143 as of 2020. Lufkin was founded in 188 ...

micropolitan area.

Geography

Platt was located on the

Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad (TNO) was an American rail company in Texas and Louisiana. It operated of railroad in 1934; by 1961, remained when it merged with parent company Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific. Morgan's Louisian ...

near Huntington in north-central Angelina County.

Education

Platt had a one-room school in 1910. Today, the ghost town is located within the

Lufkin Independent School District Lufkin Independent School District is a public school district based in Lufkin, Texas (USA). In addition to the city of Lufkin, Lufkin ISD serves a small portion of Burke. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable" by t ...

References

Geography of Angelina County, Texas Ghost towns in East Texas {{AngelinaCountyTX-geo-stub

Geography

Education

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