La Plata, Cache County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Cache County  La Plata

Quick History
La Plata is a mining ghost town, in Cache County.

Location

 * GPS Location:

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Cache County

Time Line

 * 1942: Railroad tracks removed for WWII war effort

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
 * Box Elder County Cemeteries
 * Box Elder Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers

 * Box Elder News
 * Corinne Reporter

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.

Suggested Reading

 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures
 * ''Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada

Websites

 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * China Emigration and Immigration
 * Central Pacific Transcontinental RR Grade
 * First Transcontinental Railroad