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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 Harp (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 Harp. 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 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.

Harp is located in Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County: Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin & Santa Clara.

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

  • Stanislaus County     (The home county of Harp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
    • Ceres
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Bret Harte
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
    • Bystrom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • West Modesto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Keyes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Riverdale Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Modesto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hughson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Empire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Turlock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
      • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <1>
    • Denair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Calaveras County
    • Telegraph City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
    • Hilmar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Delhi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cressey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gustine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Arundel ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
      • Arundel is located in Merced County
    • The Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
      • The Grove is located in Merced County
    • Winton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Amsterdam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
    • Fluhr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
      • Fluhr is located in Merced County
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
    • Ripon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Escalon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Alba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
    • Vernalis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Atlanta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Five Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
    • Manteca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Lathrop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Lyoth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Manteca Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
      • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
    • Farmington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Banta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • French Camp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Harp ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harp, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harp.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Harp:

Cemeteries Near Harp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harp.

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 Harp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Lakewood Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Memorial Park
  • Turlock Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodcolony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodcolony Cemetery
  • Denair Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Patterson Cemetery District
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • North Hilmar Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Langworth Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langworth Cemetery
  • Ripon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • South Hilmar Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hilmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hilmar Cemetery
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Citizens Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hills Ferry Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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>

While we didn't find Harp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harp.

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

  • Ceres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Keyes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Modesto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Turlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <1>
  • Salida
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Westley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waterford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Crows Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ripon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Oakdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Delhi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
    • Vernalis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/

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- Harp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5805, Longitude: -120.9849       In this case, the coordinates for Harp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Harp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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