Welcome to Youba ...

Youba is located in Athens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Youba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Youba is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Youba is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities near Youba ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <3>
• Vienna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <3>
• Belpre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <3>
• Ravenswood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <3>
• New Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
• Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <3>
• North Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Racine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <3>
• Hartford City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
• Amesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
  • Amesville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amesville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Youba ...

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

Adding Youba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Youba 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 Youba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Youba post office opened in 1891.

We also found Youba in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Youba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

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