Welcome to Yellow Bank ...
Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellow Bank, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Yellow Bank is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Yellow Bank lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Yellow Bank ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yellow Bank - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yellow Bank.
Communities near Yellow Bank ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yellow Bank.
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Connersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
- Sunman is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <3>
- Saint Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
- Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <3>
- West College Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West College Corner
- West College Corner is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West College Corner <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 Yellow Bank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow Bank.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yellow Bank. 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 Yellow Bank.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yellow Bank. See our Newspapers Page for Yellow Bank.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Bank ...
Looking for more information about Yellow Bank? 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 Yellow Bank, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yellow Bank.
Adding Yellow Bank to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yellow Bank in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yellow Bank was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow Bank.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yellow Bank - 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. |