Maryland, Charles County
Where La Plata's records are kept. Court and property records for La Plata sit with Charles County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland.
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La Plata relies on Charles County and the State of Maryland for its public records. The cards below are the Maryland state offices, and the Charles County offices are on our Charles County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedState records
Quick search for missing children near La Plata Maryland.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, MarylandVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseFederal
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for La Plata.
Open official site La Plata Maryland Census QuickFactsState records
Starting point for research at the Maryland State Archives, with guides to adoption, birth, census, church and marriage records and holdings of modern court records such as divorce decrees and criminal records.
Open official site Maryland State Archives Get StartedCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court whose Baltimore and Greenbelt divisions serve Maryland; it publishes a public calendar, opinions and an unclaimed funds search, and case records are on PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of MarylandEverything else, organized
9 more La Plata sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on La Plata, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
La Plata, a place of 10,159 people, is the seat of Charles County, so most county offices are in La Plata itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Charles County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Maryland's coal mining is confined to Allegany and Garrett Counties.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Same county
Other places in Charles County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Charles County records are on the county page.