Record
About Plymouth
Plymouth is a city in Amador County, California, United States. The population was 1,078 at the 2020 census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Plymouth, 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 Plymouth is

Historic maps
14 historic USGS maps cover Plymouth
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.
- 1889 Jackson sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1892 Jackson sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1897 Jackson sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1902 Jackson sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1941 Sutter Creek sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Sutter Creek sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Sacramento sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Sacramento sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Sacramento sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Sutter Creek sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Sacramento sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Amador City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Sutter Creek sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 San Andreas 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 Plymouth
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.
- Drytown2.9 mi S · Amador
- New Chicago3.1 mi S · Amador
- Yeomet4.9 mi N · Amador
- Fiddletown5.1 mi E · Amador
- Sutter Creek6.6 mi S · Amador
- Jackson10.0 mi SE · Amador
- Ione10.1 mi SW · Amador
- Carbondale10.1 mi SW · Amador
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Plymouth": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Plymouth, California": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2116642.
- USGS GNIS 277579.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).