Welcome to Yorkshire ...

Yorkshire is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorkshire, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Yorkshire is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Yorkshire: (712)

Communities Also Named Yorkshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Yorkshire - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, 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.

• Harlan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
• Missouri Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>
• Avoca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Logan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Woodbine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• Treynor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
  • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <4>
• Underwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Neola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <4>
• Walnut
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 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 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.

Adding Yorkshire to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yorkshire post office opened in 1885.

We also found Yorkshire in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/

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