Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Cache County, Utah

La Plata

Ghost town in Utah, United States.

Record

About La Plata

La Plata is a ghost town on the southern end of Cache County, Utah, United States. Located in the Bear River Mountains on a small tributary of the east fork of the Little Bear River, La Plata was a short-lived silver mining boomtown in the 1890s.

This is a site record: what public sources say about La Plata, 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 Plata is

USGS topographic map around La Plata
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

7 historic USGS maps cover La Plata

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Plata

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "La Plata": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "La Plata, Utah": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q6464466.
  4. USGS GNIS 1448560.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).