Welcome to La Plata ...
So far, we found very little information about La Plata. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added La Plata to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Plata, please Contact Us.
La Plata would have been located within present day La Plata County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of La Plata, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for La Plata is 9,300 feet [2,835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of La Plata is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where La Plata was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where La Plata was located: 970 & 748<4>
Communities Also Named La Plata ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named La Plata - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas (2) and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Plata.
Communities near La Plata ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Plata.
- Durango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mancos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hesperus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Hermosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Carbon Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Marvel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Plata. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Plata.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Plata. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Plata.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Plata. See our Newspapers Page for La Plata.
Adding La Plata to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Plata in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for La Plata was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the La Plata post office opened in 1882. The La Plata post office closed in 1885.
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Plata.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about La Plata, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Plata - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the La Plata area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the La Plata area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |