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 elevation 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

Bootjack is within the boundaries of the (209) area code.

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.

• Darrah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
  • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
• Mariposa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa
  • Mariposa is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariposa <3>
• Midpines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midpines
  • Midpines is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midpines <3>
• Jerseydale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
• Mount Bullion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
• Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
  • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
• Ahwahnee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee
  • Ahwahnee is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahwahnee <3>
• Catheys Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catheys Valley
  • Catheys Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catheys Valley <3>
• Fish Camp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
  • Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
  • Former name for Fish Camp:
  • Summerdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <3>
• Wawona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawona
  • Wawona is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wawona <3>

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.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bootjack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bootjack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/

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