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Welcome to Yell County ...

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

Yell County was founded in 1840. Yell was created by taking area from Hot Spring, Pope and Scott Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yell had a population of 21,341 people. This is a decrease of 3.63% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,146 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yell represented 0.76% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Yell County:

  • Belleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Belleville is located in Yell County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <3>
  • Corinth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Yell County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Yell County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Dardanelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Havana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Yell County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <3>
  • Ola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Yell County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <3>
  • Plainview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Yell County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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