In the fall of 1827 it was called Platte River; in the spring of 1828 the name was changed to Lebanon, and again in a few months to Platteville. It has been supposed that the place was named for Alonzo Platt, a prominent citizen who came to the settlement in 1828, but this is doubtful as Platte River was so named before his arrival.

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[Source: Halford, History of Grant Co., p. 454.]