Welcome to Yampa ...

Yampa is located in Wapello County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yampa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Yampa is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yampa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Yampa lies within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Yampa ...

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

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

Communities near Yampa ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <4>
• Fairfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Eldon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <4>
• Hedrick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Agency
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• Richland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Batavia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Birmingham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yampa ...

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

Adding Yampa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yampa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yampa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yampa post office opened in 1899.

We also found Yampa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yampa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/