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Welcome to Yelvington ...

Yelvington is primarily located in Putnam County<1>. A portion of Yelvington extends into Saint Johns County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yelvington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Yelvington is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Yelvington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yelvington - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Yelvington ...

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

  • Palm Coast
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Palatka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bunnell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pomona Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Welaka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hastings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marineland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • East Palatka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • San Mateo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yelvington ...

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

Adding Yelvington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yelvington 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 Yelvington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yelvington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yelvington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.