Rancho La Jota was a 4,454-acre (18.02 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Napa County, California, given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to George C. Yount. La Jota means "the letter J" in Spanish, but the meaning of the name has been a cause of speculation. However, the Rutherford Family has always understood "J" as being the initial for Jorge, the Spanish form of the name George.