Verb
The word is derived from plat
of Plat
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs new additions to the city were platted, city ordinance required them to be laid out with eight streets to the mile in one direction and sixteen in the other direction (about one street per 201 meters by two in the other direction). Source: Internet
Brown and Evans, along with Austin Eli Wing purchased land there and platted the village of Tecumseh in 1824. Source: Internet
Chicago, Lockport, Morris, Ottawa, and LaSalle were platted by the Canal Commissioners to raise funds for the canal's construction. Source: Internet
Hale, p. 9. The state legislature appointed Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham to survey and design a town plan for Indianapolis, which was platted in 1821. Source: Internet
History Soon after the village was platted in the early 1810s, a Methodist church was founded in the community. Source: Internet
In 1880 the town of Crestone was platted by George Adams, the owner of the Baca Grant. Source: Internet