Welcome to Yorktown ...

Yorktown is located in Bureau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorktown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Yorktown is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Yorktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Yorktown - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yorktown ...

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

• Sterling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <3>
• Rock Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Prophetstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Walnut
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <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 Yorktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorktown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorktown ...

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

Adding Yorktown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yorktown post office opened in 1849.

We also found Yorktown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorktown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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