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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lathrop (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lathrop. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

Below are the counties that are near Lathrop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lathrop:

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Lathrop)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.
    • Manteca Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
      • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
    • Manteca
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
      • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <1>
    • French Camp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ortega ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
      • Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
    • Taft Mosswood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
      • Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
    • Five Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
    • Kennedy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Banta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Stockton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
    • Ripon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
    • Lyoth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyoth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
      • Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.
    • Tesla ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tesla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
      • Tesla is located in Alameda County
    • Altamont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Alameda County
    • Laddville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
      • Laddville is located in Alameda County
    • Livermore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.
    • Milton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Jenny Lind
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Telegraph City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Wallace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.
    • Discovery Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bixler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bethel Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightsen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brentwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Oakley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <1>
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.
    • Galt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
    • Isleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.
    • Salida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Del Rio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
    • Grayson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Modesto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <1>
    • Riverdale Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
    • West Modesto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Modesto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
      • West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Bret Harte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
    • Bystrom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bystrom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
      • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
    • Shackelford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shackelford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford
      • Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lathrop, see our County-by-County Page for Lathrop.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lathrop ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lathrop.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lathrop. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lathrop and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lathrop.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Lathrop.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lathrop:

Cemeteries Near Lathrop ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lathrop.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lathrop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.

  • East Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ahayas Achim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery
  • Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Park View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Atlanta Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Temple Israel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Collegeville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Tracy Public Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lathrop had a population of 577 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lathrop had a population of 26,373 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lathrop, with the one closest to Lathrop listed first.

  • French Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Banta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlanta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
  • Ripon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
  • Collegeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
    • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
  • Tracy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
  • Yarmouth ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
    • Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
  • Ellis ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
  • Walthal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
  • Vernalis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Salida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Alameda County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lathrop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lathrop.

The official website for Lathrop: www.lathropgov.org/

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lathrop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lathrop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8228, Longitude: -121.2783    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Lathrop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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