Welcome to Yarboro ...

Yarboro is located

Yarboro is located in Grimes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yarboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Yarboro is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Yarboro lies within the (936) area code.

Communities near Yarboro ...

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

• Hempstead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Navasota
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
• Prairie View
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
• Waller
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <4>
• Magnolia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Montgomery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Pine Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• Stagecoach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Plantersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• Anderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <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 Yarboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yarboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yarboro ...

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

Adding Yarboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yarboro 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 Yarboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yarboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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