Welcome to Yorkshire ...

Yorkshire is located in New Castle County<1>.

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

Yorkshire is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yorkshire lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Yorkshire: (302)

Communities Also Named Yorkshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Yorkshire - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yorkshire ...

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

• Wilmington
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wilmington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington<5>
• Middletown
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown<5>
• Elkton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southwest of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Elkton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton<5>
• Kennett Square
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the north of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square<5>
• Elsmere
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the northeast of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Elsmere
• Oxford
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the northwest of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oxford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford<5>
• New Castle
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle<5>
• Salem
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  • Salem lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
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• Perryville
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  • Perryville lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the west of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville<5>
• North East
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the west of Yorkshire.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on North East
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East<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 Yorkshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorkshire.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorkshire ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/