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Welcome to Yankee Town ...

Yankee Town is located in Union County<1>.

Yankee Town is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Yankee Town lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Yankee Town: 765

Communities Also Named Yankee Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yankee Town - they are located in Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Yankee Town ...

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

  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Butler County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
  • Connersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Eaton is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <3>
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Brookville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
  • Cambridge City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hagerstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankee Town ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yankee Town - 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.