Welcome to Yellow River ...
So far, we found very little information about Yellow River. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yellow River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yellow River, please Contact Us.
Yellow River would have been located within present day Gwinnett County<2>.
The location of Yellow River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellow River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
A typical abbreviation for Yellow River: Yellow Riv.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Yellow River is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Yellow River was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Yellow River still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.
Websites for Yellow River ...
Junior League: www.jlgnf.org/
Communities Also Named Yellow River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yellow River - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yellow River.
Communities near Yellow River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yellow River.
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
- Roswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Roswell is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
- Johns Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
- Alpharetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
- Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
- Brookhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Stonecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Dunwoody West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Peachtree Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
- Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <5>
- Milstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Tucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <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 Yellow River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yellow River. 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 Yellow River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yellow River. See our Newspapers Page for Yellow River.
Adding Yellow River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yellow River in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yellow River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Yellow River post office opened in 1838.
We also found Yellow River in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yellow River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gwinnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yellow River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |