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Welcome to Yatton ...

So far, we found very little information about Yatton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Yatton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yatton, please Contact Us.

Yatton would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yatton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Yatton is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Yatton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Yatton was located: 319

Communities Also Named Yatton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yatton - they are located in Michigan and Ontario.

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

Communities near Yatton ...

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

  • Iowa City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coralville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • North Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tiffin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • West Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kalona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
  • West Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wellman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Yatton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yatton 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 (so far) for Yatton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yatton post office opened in 1843. The Yatton post office closed in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yatton.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yatton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yatton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/