Record
About La Grange
La Grange is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 166.
This is a site record: what public sources say about La Grange, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where La Grange is

Historic maps
15 historic USGS maps cover La Grange
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1893 Sonora sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1896 Sonora sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1897 Sonora sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1898 Sonora sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 La Grange sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1919 La Grange sheet, 1:31,680 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Merced Falls sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 San Jose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Merced Falls sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 San Jose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 La Grange sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Merced Falls sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 San Jose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 San Jose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Oakdale sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near La Grange
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.
- Merced Falls12.1 mi SE · Merced
- Horseshoe Bend12.7 mi E · Mariposa
- Chinese Camp14.5 mi N · Tuolumne
- Coulterville14.9 mi E · Mariposa
- Knight's Ferry15.4 mi NW · Stanislaus
- Hornitos16.7 mi SE · Mariposa
- Bagby18.4 mi E · Mariposa
- Jamestown20.5 mi N · Tuolumne
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "La Grange": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "La Grange, California": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6462871.
- USGS GNIS 2805905.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).