Welcome to Yale ...

The village of Yale is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yale has a population of 85 people<3> (see below for details).

Yale is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Yale (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The ZIP code for Yale: 62481<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yale had an population of 85 people. This is a decrease of 1.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yale had a population of 86 people. This makes Yale the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 86 people, the population of Yale decreased 11.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 97 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yale.

Communities Also Named Yale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Yale - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Yale ...

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

• Robinson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <6>
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
• Casey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <6>
• Greenup
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <6>
• Oblong
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <6>
• Toledo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Martinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <6>
• Dieterich
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieterich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
  • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <6>
• Hutsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <6>
• Sainte Marie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yale ...

Looking for more information about Yale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yale.

Adding Yale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yale 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 Yale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Yale post office opened in 1852.

We also found Yale on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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