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Welcome to York Center ...

York Center is located in DuPage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of York Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

A typical abbreviation for York Center: York Ctr. (or less commonly used: York Cen., York Cent. or York Cntr.)

York Center is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named York Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named York Center - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, New York, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near York Center ...

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

  • Chicago
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Naperville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cicero
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bolingbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Arlington Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Schaumburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <3>
  • Palatine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Skokie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for York Center ...

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

Adding York Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of York Center 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 York Center was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for York Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including DuPage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around York Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.