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Welcome to Yarnell ...

Yarnell is located in Yavapai County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yarnell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Yarnell is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Yarnell is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Yarnell: 928

The ZIP code for Yarnell: 85362<3>

Communities Also Named Yarnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Yarnell - they are located in Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Yarnell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yarnell ...

Looking for more information about Yarnell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yarnell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yarnell.

Adding Yarnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yarnell 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 (so far) for Yarnell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yarnell post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yarnell.

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 Yarnell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Yarnell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Yarnell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/