Abandoned Record
About LaMotte
LaMotte is a ghost town in Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about LaMotte, 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 LaMotte is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover LaMotte
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.
- 1931 Barry sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1936 Barry sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1936 Barry sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Barry sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Ashburn sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Quincy sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Ashburn sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 LaMotte
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "LaMotte, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995330.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).