Welcome to Yonkers ...

Yonkers is located in Wagoner County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yonkers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

When the people of Yonkers refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Yonkersite<3>

Yonkers is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Yonkers: (918) and (539)<5>

Communities Also Named Yonkers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Yonkers - they are located in Georgia, Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near Yonkers ...

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

• Tahlequah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
  • Tahlequah is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahlequah <6>
• Pryor Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
  • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
  • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
  • Pryor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <6>
• Wagoner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
  • Wagoner is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagoner <6>
• Fort Gibson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
  • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <6>
• Chouteau
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chouteau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
  • Chouteau is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chouteau <6>
• Inola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inola
  • Inola is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inola <6>
• Salina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <6>
• Locust Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <6>
• Okay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
  • Okay is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <6>
• Porter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yonkers ...

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

Adding Yonkers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yonkers post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yonkers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/