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Welcome to Yorkfield ...

Yorkfield is located in DuPage County<1>.

Yorkfield is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Yorkfield ...

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

  • Chicago
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Naperville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cicero
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bolingbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Evanston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Palatine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Skokie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorkfield ...

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

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 Yorkfield - 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.