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Nearest Communities to West Modesto,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to West Modesto, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for West Modesto:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stanislaus County: Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin & Santa Clara.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 159 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of West Modesto. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than Stanislaus County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for West Modesto (which is Stanislaus County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from West Modesto

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Stanislaus County   (where West Modesto resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stancounty.com/
    • County Seat for Stanislaus:   Modesto
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Modesto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Modesto.
      • Shackelford
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County
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      • Bret Harte
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Riverdale Park
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Bystrom
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
      • Modesto
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Aurora
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Aurora is located in Stanislaus County
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      • Harp
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Harp is located in Stanislaus County
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      • Riverside
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Riverside is located in Stanislaus County
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      • Ceres
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Standiford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Standiford is located in Stanislaus County
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      • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • McHenry
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • McHenry is located in Stanislaus County
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  • Alameda County
  • Calaveras County
  • Merced County
  • San Joaquin County
    • County Website:   https://www.sjgov.org/
    • County Seat for San Joaquin:   Stockton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Modesto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Modesto.
      • Meyers
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Meyers is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Ripon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Huntley is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Alba
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Carrolton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Carrolton is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Escalon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Simms
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Simms is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Van Allen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Van Allen is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Wagner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Wagner is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Bardi
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bardi is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Calla
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Calla is located in San Joaquin County
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      • Atlanta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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        • San Joaquin River Club
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • San Joaquin River Club is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Vernalis
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Avena
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Avena is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Five Corners
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Cometa
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Manteca
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Summer Home
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Summer Home is located in San Joaquin County
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        • West Manteca
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • West Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Trigo ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Yarmouth ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Burnham
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Burnham is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Cochrane
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cochrane is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Lathrop
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Mossdale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Mossdale is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Shepherds Ferry
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Shepherds Ferry is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Turner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Turner is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Collegeville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Manteca Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Lyoth
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Farmington
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Banta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Stewart Tract
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Stewart Tract is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Carbona
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Carbona is located in San Joaquin County
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        • French Camp
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Wainwright Village
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Brandts Ferry
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Brandts Ferry is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Larson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Larson is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Ortega ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Tracy
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Peters
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Kennedy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Taft Mosswood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Ellis ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Holden ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Sibley ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Sibley is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Walthal
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Campo De Los Franceses
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Campo De Los Franceses is located in San Joaquin County
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        • El Pescadero
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • El Pescadero is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Charleston ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Orford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Orford is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Fair Oaks
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Fair Oaks is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Garden Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County
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        • The Homestead
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • The Homestead is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Mormon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Mormon is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Moss Tract
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Moss Tract is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Linden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • August
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • August is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Stockton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Carnegie ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • El Pinal
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • El Pinal is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Bellota
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Waterloo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Waterloo is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Akers
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Akers is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Bethany Ferry
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Bethany Ferry is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Country Club
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Drexler Tract
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Drexler Tract is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Gillis
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gillis is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Honker Lake Tract
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Honker Lake Tract is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Lane
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Lane is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Foppiano
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Foppiano is located in San Joaquin County
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        • Holt
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Sargent - Barnhart Tract
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Mountain House
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Mountain House is located in San Joaquin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
  • Tuolumne County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- West Modesto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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