Welcome to Yankeetown ...

Yankeetown is located in Darke County<1>.

The location of Yankeetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankeetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Yankeetown is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Yankeetown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Yankeetown, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Yankeetown ...

While we believe that this Yankeetown is located in Darke County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Yankeetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown, Fayette, Ross and Tuscarawas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 11 communities that are also named Yankeetown - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, 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.

• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Eaton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Brookville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Centerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Arcanum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <4>
• Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
• New Paris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Yankeetown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Yankeetown post office opened in 1851.

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 Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/