Abandoned Record
About Cuba
Cuba is a ghost town in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Cuba was founded by a colony of African Americans, whose skin color was likened to that of Cubans, hence the name.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cuba, 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 Cuba is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Cuba
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 Lexington sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Waverly sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Marshall 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 Cuba
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Cuba, Lafayette County, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995254.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).