Welcome to Yorkville ...

Yorkville is located in Fremont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Yorkville is 7,810 feet [2,380 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Yorkville is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Yorkville: (719)

Communities Also Named Yorkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Yorkville - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Yorkville ...

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

• Canon City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
  • Canon City is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canon City <4>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Silver Cliff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
  • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <4>
• Westcliffe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcliffe
  • Westcliffe is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westcliffe <4>
• Williamsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Rockvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Rockvale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockvale <4>
• Coal Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <4>
• Brookside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Brookside is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
• Prospect Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
  • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
• Lincoln Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorkville ...

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

Adding Yorkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yorkville 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 Yorkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yorkville post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

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