Welcome to Byron ...

Byron is located in Yakima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Byron is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Byron lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Byron is within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Byron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Byron - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Byron ...

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

• Sunnyside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <3>
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
• Prosser
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
  • Prosser is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosser <3>
• Granger
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <3>
• Benton City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
  • Benton City is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton City <3>
• Mabton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabton
  • Mabton is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabton <3>
• Outlook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
  • Outlook is located in Yakima County
• Satus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
  • Satus is located in Yakima County
• Bluelight
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
  • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
• Paterson
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paterson <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 Byron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byron.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byron ...

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

Adding Byron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Byron in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Byron post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/