Welcome to Cometa ...

Cometa is located in San Joaquin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cometa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Cometa is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cometa: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Cometa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cometa - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Cometa ...

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

• Modesto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Modesto
  • From Cometa to Modesto
• Manteca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manteca
  • From Cometa to Manteca
• Ceres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
  • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ceres
  • From Cometa to Ceres
• Lathrop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
  • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lathrop
  • From Cometa to Lathrop
• Riverbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riverbank
  • From Cometa to Riverbank
• Oakdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakdale
  • From Cometa to Oakdale
• Ripon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ripon
  • From Cometa to Ripon
• Waterford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waterford
  • From Cometa to Waterford
• Hughson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughson
  • Hughson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hughson
  • From Cometa to Hughson
• Escalon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
  • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Escalon
  • From Cometa to Escalon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cometa ...

Looking for more information about Cometa? 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 Cometa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cometa.

Adding Cometa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cometa post office opened in 1892.

We also found Cometa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cometa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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