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History · Plattsville

Half of Plattsville’s homes were built after 1970

Most of Plattsville was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Plattsville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Plattsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1971. Watch Plattsville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Plattsville’s history is told.

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On the map

Plattsville on the map, 1892 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Plattsville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Plattsville on the 1892 USGS mapPlattsville on the 1951 USGS mapPlattsville on the 1960 USGS mapPlattsville on the 1971 USGS map1892Norwalk sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Plattsville.

The story so far

Plattsville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Plattsville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Plattsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Easton and Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily in the town of Easton, with a portion extending south across the Mill River into Fairfield. The Merritt Parkway forms the southeast border of the CDP, and Connecticut Route 59 (Sport Hill Road in Easton and Easton Turnpike in Fairfield) runs north–south through it. As of the 2020 census, Plattsville had a population of 1,131. Plattsville was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Plattsville

Nobody well known was born in Plattsville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Meg RyanAmerican actress · b. 1961
Robert MitchumAmerican actor · b. 1917
John MayerAmerican musician · b. 1977
Brian DennehyAmerican actor · b. 1938
Alexandra BreckenridgeAmerican actress · b. 1982
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Henry Fairfield OsbornAmerican geologist · b. 1857
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Easton3 historic placesB+Fairfield13 historic placesA

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.