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Welcome to Yampai ...

Yampai is located in Yavapai County<1>.

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

Yampai is 5,600 feet [1,707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Yampai is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Yampai lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Yampai: 928

Communities near Yampai ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Yampai.

  • Nelson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Yavapai County
  • Peach Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Truxton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
    • Truxton is located in Mohave County
  • Seligman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crozier
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier
    • Crozier is located in Mohave County
  • Valentine
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Hackberry
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Mohave County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yampai. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yampai.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yampai ...

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

Adding Yampai to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Yampai on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yampai.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yampai - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.