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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 West Manteca (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 West Manteca. 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.

Name Variations for West Manteca ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Manteca: W. Manteca

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

West Manteca is located in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of West Manteca)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Manteca, with the one closest to West Manteca listed first.
    • Manteca
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 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>
    • Manteca Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
      • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
    • Five Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
    • French Camp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Atlanta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Ortega ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
      • Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
    • Ripon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Banta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Taft Mosswood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
      • Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
    • Kennedy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lyoth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Tracy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Manteca, with the one closest to West Manteca listed first.
    • Tesla ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Altamont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Alameda County
    • Laddville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
      • Laddville is located in Alameda County
    • Livermore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Manteca, with the one closest to West Manteca listed first.
    • Milton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Telegraph City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Jenny Lind
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Manteca, with the one closest to West Manteca listed first.
    • Discovery Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bixler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bethel Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightsen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brentwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oakley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <1>
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Manteca, with the one closest to West Manteca listed first.
    • Salida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Del Rio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Grayson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Riverdale Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Riverbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Westley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Modesto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • West Modesto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Bystrom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Bret Harte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
    • Adela
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County

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

Newspapers Published in West Manteca ...

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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Manteca.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Manteca, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Manteca.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 West Manteca:

Cemeteries Near West Manteca ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Manteca.

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

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

  • East Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Park View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ahayas Achim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery
  • Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ripon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Collegeville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tracy Public Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Temple Israel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodcolony Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 West Manteca in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Manteca.

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

  • Lathrop
    (2 miles [3.2 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>
  • French Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Banta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
  • Yarmouth ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
    • Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
  • Collegeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
    • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
  • Tracy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
  • Stockton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
  • Vernalis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Salida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellis ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Walthal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Manteca. 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/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Manteca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Manteca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7972, Longitude: -121.2519       In this case, the coordinates for West Manteca 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 West Manteca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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