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Welcome to Yockey ...

Yockey is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yockey, 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.

Yockey is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Yockey (for example, toward Tell City), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Yockey: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Yockey ...

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

  • Bedford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Paoli
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • French Lick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oolitic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Medora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Campbellsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Baden Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yockey ...

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

Adding Yockey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yockey 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 (so far) for Yockey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yockey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yockey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Yockey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Yockey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.