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Welcome to Yosemite Valley ...

Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County<1>.

The pronunciation of Yosemite Valley: Yoh-SEM-i-tee<2>

A typical abbreviation for Yosemite Valley: Yosemite Vly. (or less commonly used: Yosemite Vally. or Yosemite Vlly.)

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

Area Codes for Yosemite Valley: 209 & 350<3>

Communities near Yosemite Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yosemite Valley ...

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

Adding Yosemite Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yosemite Valley in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Yosemite Valley was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yosemite Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mariposa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Yosemite Valley. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Yosemite Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Yosemite Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.