Platina

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · NEVADA

A historical populated place in Clark County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Platina
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Nevada
County: Clark County
USGS Map: Shenandoah Peak
Coordinates: 35.8021980, -115.5797263
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GNIS Feature ID: 851516

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

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GNIS historical note

Town started in Feb. 1915

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 851516. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Map County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, current (from 1950-60's).

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.