Welcome to West Modesto ...

West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Modesto: W. Modesto

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

Area Codes for West Modesto: 209 & 350<2>

Communities near West Modesto ...

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

• Manteca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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• Turlock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
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  • From West Modesto to Turlock
• Ceres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
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• Lathrop
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
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• Riverbank
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
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• Oakdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
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• Patterson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Patterson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,542 people
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  • From West Modesto to Patterson
• Ripon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
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  • From West Modesto to Ripon
• Waterford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
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  • From your current location to Waterford
  • From West Modesto to Waterford
• Hughson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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  • Hughson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,628 people
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  • From West Modesto to Hughson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Modesto ...

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

Adding West Modesto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Modesto in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Modesto was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Modesto.