Welcome to Yellow River ...

Yellow River is located in Allamakee County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Yellow River: Yellow Riv.

Yellow River is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Yellow River is located in the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Yellow River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yellow River - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Yellow River ...

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

• Prairie du Chien
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
  • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
• Waukon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• Postville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Monona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <4>
• Elkader
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <4>
• Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• McGregor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
• Wauzeka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
  • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Garnavillo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
  • Garnavillo is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <4>
• Bloomington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 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 Yellow River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow River ...

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

Adding Yellow River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

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