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Welcome to Bootjack ...

Bootjack is located in Mariposa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bootjack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Bootjack is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bootjack is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bootjack lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bootjack: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Bootjack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bootjack - they are located in Maryland and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bootjack.

Communities near Bootjack ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bootjack.

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 Bootjack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bootjack.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bootjack. 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 Bootjack.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bootjack. See our Newspapers Page for Bootjack.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bootjack ...

Looking for more information about Bootjack? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bootjack, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bootjack.

Adding Bootjack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bootjack 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 for Bootjack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bootjack post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bootjack.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mariposa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bootjack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Bootjack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Bootjack area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/