Welcome to Yankeetown ...

The coastal town of Yankeetown is located in Levy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankeetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yankeetown has a population of 530 people<2> (see below for details).

Yankeetown is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Yankeetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Yankeetown lies within the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Yankeetown: 34498<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yankeetown had an population of 530 people. This is an increase of 5.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yankeetown had a population of 502 people. This makes Yankeetown the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 502 people, the population of Yankeetown decreased 20.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 629 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yankeetown.

Communities Also Named Yankeetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Yankeetown - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yankeetown.

Communities near Yankeetown ...

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

• Crystal River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal River
  • Crystal River is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal River <5>
• Dunnellon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnellon
  • Dunnellon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnellon <5>
• Citrus Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Springs
  • Citrus Springs is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Springs <5>
• Chatmire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
  • Chatmire is located in Marion County
• Gulf Hammock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hammock
  • Gulf Hammock is located in Levy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Hammock <5>
• Pine Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
• Black Diamond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
• Beverly Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
  • Beverly Hills is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly Hills <5>
• Homosassa Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homosassa Springs
  • Homosassa Springs is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homosassa Springs <5>
• Holder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
  • Holder is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holder <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankeetown ...

Looking for more information about Yankeetown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yankeetown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yankeetown.

Adding Yankeetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yankeetown 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 Yankeetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Yankeetown post office opened in 1926.

We also found Yankeetown on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yankeetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yankeetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/