Welcome to Yuton ...

Yuton is located in McLean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yuton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Yuton is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Yuton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Yuton, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Yuton ...

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

• Bloomington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <3>
• Normal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <3>
• Eureka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
• Heyworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <3>
• El Paso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <3>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Roanoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
• Mackinaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
  • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Former name for Mackinaw:
  • Mackinawtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <3>
• Hudson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Gridley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Gridley is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <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 Yuton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yuton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yuton ...

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

Adding Yuton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yuton post office opened in 1889.

We also found Yuton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yuton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

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