Welcome to Yucatan ...

Yucatan is located in Houston County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Yucatan, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yucatan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Yucatan is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yucatan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Yucatan: (507)

Communities Also Named Yucatan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yucatan - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Yucatan ...

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

• Caledonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Rushford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
  • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <4>
• Preston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Spring Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Harmony
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
• Houston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Rushford Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
  • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
• Mabel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
• Lanesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <4>
• Hokah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
  • Hokah is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yucatan ...

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

Adding Yucatan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yucatan 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 Yucatan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yucatan post office opened in 1856.

We also found Yucatan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yucatan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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