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Quick History
Latuda is a class 4 mining ghost town, in Carbon County.[1] A coal developer, Frank Latuda started the Liberty Fuel Company on the canyon wall in 1914. 1918 welcomed 20 homes around the mine and the town was called Liberty. By the request from the Post Office the towns name was changed to Latuda. The town grew modestly until 1954 when the mine closed down most of its operations. The town was completely abandoned by 1967. [2]
Location
- Coordinates: 39.70392N 110.94504W
Maps
Neighboring Communities
Time Line
- 1914: Mine developed
- 1918: Town is settled
- 1954: Mine operations are mostly closed
- 1967: Town is completely closed
Resources
Biographies
- Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries [3] Lists name, date of accident, and mine.
Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
Church Records
Historical Newspapers
- Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
- Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
- News Advocate 1915 - 1932
- Helper Times 1911 - 1931
- Helper Journal 1932 - 1967
- Carbon County Newspaper Articles
Societies, Museums and Libraries
294 South Main
Helper, Utah 84526
Phone: (435) 472-3009
Vital Records
Birth
Marriages
- Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.
Death
- Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago
Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county.
Images of actual death certificates. - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed. A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence. For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.
Obituaries
Suggested Reading
- Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada [4]
- The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. [5]
- Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures [6]
- Pioneers of Carbon County [7]
Websites
- Latuda Photos
- List of Mines in Carbon County
- Silver Mining in the Beehive State
- Utah Ghost Towns
- Utah Mining
- Utah Coal Mining
Sources and Footnotes
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FHL 78162 Book: FHL 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FHL 78162 Book: FHL 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ Civish, Fred M.; Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries Book FHL 979.2 V28
- ↑ Hall, Shawn; Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada WorldCat 50926294
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FHL 78162 Book: FHL 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ Thompson, George A; Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures WorldCat 9202286 FHL 979.2 H2tg
- ↑ Jean S Greenwood; Lou Jean S Wiggins; Mary N Porter Harris; Daughters of Utah Pioneers; Pioneers of Carbon County 46707885/editions WorldCat 46707885
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