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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Yorktown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Yorktown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Yorktown is located in Bureau County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

Below are the counties that are near Yorktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorktown:

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Yorktown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • New Bedford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <2>
    • Mineral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Manlius
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sheffield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
    • Buda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <2>
    • Neponset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
      • Neponset is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neponset <2>
    • Wyanet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
      • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <2>
    • Kasbeer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasbeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasbeer
      • Kasbeer is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasbeer <2>
    • Limerick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limerick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Limerick
      • From Yorktown to Limerick
    • Ohio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio <2>
    • Greenoak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenoak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenoak
      • From Yorktown to Greenoak
  • Carroll County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Hooppole
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooppole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole
      • Hooppole is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooppole <2>
    • Annawan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
      • Annawan is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <2>
    • Atkinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
    • Geneseo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Hickory Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
    • Kewanee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
      • Kewanee is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <2>
    • Cleveland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morristown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Henry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morristown
      • From Yorktown to Morristown
    • Briar Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Colona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
      • Colona is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <2>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Harmon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • Nelson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
    • Prairieville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
    • Dixon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldena
      • Eldena is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldena <2>
    • Amboy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
    • Nachusa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nachusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nachusa
      • Nachusa is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nachusa <2>
  • Ogle County
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
    • Joslin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rustic Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cordova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <2>
    • Port Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rapids City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
      • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <2>
    • Barstow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Carbon Cliff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
      • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <2>
    • Hampton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
    • Silvis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
      • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <2>
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
    • Modena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Tampico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove
      • Deer Grove is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Grove <2>
    • Prophetstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lyndon
      • From Yorktown to Lyndon
    • Erie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Fenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Galt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Rock Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
    • Sterling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Malvern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malvern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malvern
      • From Yorktown to Malvern
  • Clinton County (IA)
  • Scott County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Le Claire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorktown, see our County-by-County Page for Yorktown.

Cemeteries Near Yorktown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorktown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.

  • Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leon Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hooppole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooppole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooppole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goble Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Road Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bedford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Old Hume Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hume Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kemmis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemmis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemmis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gold Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Yorktown had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.

  • Hooppole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooppole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole
    • Hooppole is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooppole <2>
  • Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Bureau County
  • Tampico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bedford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <2>
  • Deer Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove
    • Deer Grove is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Grove <2>
  • Prophetstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lyndon
    • From Yorktown to Lyndon
  • Spring Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
  • Denrock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
  • Pratt ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
  • Annawan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
    • Annawan is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
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  • Mineral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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    • Manlius
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Sands is located in Whiteside County
    • Atkinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yorktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorktown.

Newspapers Published in Yorktown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorktown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorktown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yorktown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Yorktown:

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yorktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yorktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yorktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5694, Longitude: -89.8503    









 

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