Welcome to Yankee ...

Yankee is located in Clear Creek County<1>.

The location of Yankee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Yankee is 10,950 feet [3,338 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Yankee is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Yankee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Yankee: (303) and (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Yankee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yankee - they are located in Iowa and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Yankee ...

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

• Idaho Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <5>
• Nederland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
• Fraser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <5>
• Winter Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <5>
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Central City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Empire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
• Silver Plume
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <5>
• Ward
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <5>
• Black Hawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankee ...

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

Adding Yankee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yankee 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 Yankee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yankee post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yankee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clear Creek County: www.co.clear-creek.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/