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Welcome to Modesto ...Modesto is located in Monroe County<1>. The location of Modesto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Modesto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. When the people of Modesto refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Modestan<3> Modesto is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Modesto lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Modesto and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The telephone area code for Modesto: (812) Communities Also Named Modesto ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Modesto - they are located in California, Georgia and Illinois. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Modesto. Communities near Modesto ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Modesto.
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 Modesto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Modesto. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Modesto. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Modesto. See our Newspapers Page for Modesto. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Modesto ...Looking for more information about 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 Modesto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Modesto. Adding Modesto to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Modesto in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Modesto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Modesto on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908. For more details, see References and Mentions for Modesto. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Modesto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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