Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in La Plata County, Colorado.

Official Website

Created on February 10, 1874, the county was named for the La Plata River and the La Plata Mountains. "La plata" means "the silver" in Spanish. It is home to Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site, the type site for the Basketmaker II period of Anasazi culture.

Adjacent Counties

• Hinsdale County
• Archuleta County
• San Juan County, New Mexico
• Dolores County
• Montezuma County
• San Juan County

Cities, Towns & Communities

• Allison
• Bayfield
• Bondad
• Breen
• Durango (County Seat)
• Falfa
• Gem Village
• Greysill Mines
• Hermosa
• Hesperus
• Ignacio
• Kline
• La Plata
• Marvel
• Mayday
• Oxford
• Parrott City
• Redmesa
• Southern Ute
• Tiffany

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Colorado

Links

Wikipedia

San Juan National Forest (part)

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Colorado Trail

National Register of Historic Places

CO Gen Web

Genealogy Trails

RAOGK

Southwestern Colorado Genealogical Society

Animas Museum