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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 Jet (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 Jet. 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.

Jet 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 Jet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jet:

  • Stanislaus County     (The home county of Jet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jet, with the one closest to Jet listed first.
    • Patterson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crows Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Westley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>
    • Grayson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Riverdale Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Bret Harte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
    • West Modesto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Ceres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shackelford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Alameda County
    • Tesla ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jet, with the one closest to Jet listed first.
    • Hilmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gustine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Delhi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Livingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ballico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cressey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Santa Nella Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Santa Nella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Volta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
      • Volta is located in Merced County
    • Winton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Arundel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jet, with the one closest to Jet listed first.
    • Vernalis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Alba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
    • Escalon
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Manteca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Atlanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Banta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
    • Carnegie ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carnegie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
      • Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
    • Wainwright Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
      • Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lathrop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Santa Clara County
    • Bell Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
      • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
      • Bell Station has also been known as:
      • Bell's Station

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

Newspapers Published in Jet ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jet, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jet:

Cemeteries Near Jet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jet.

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

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

  • Hills Ferry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Patterson Cemetery District
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • North Hilmar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
  • South Hilmar Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Turlock Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Denair Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Woodcolony Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Brichetto Tomb
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 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>

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

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

  • Crows Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>
  • Westley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Gustine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keyes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ceres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] 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>
  • Turlock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Linora ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linora
    • Linora is located in Merced County
  • Modesto
    (16 miles [25.7 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>
  • Delhi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Vernalis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ingomar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingomar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
      • Ingomar is located in Merced County
    • Salida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Livingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jet. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4327, Longitude: -121.0999       In this case, the coordinates for Jet 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 Jet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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