Welcome to Yorkville ...

Yorkville is located in Dearborn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Yorkville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Yorkville is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Yorkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Yorkville - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Yorkville ...

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

• Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
• Cheviot
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheviot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviot
  • Cheviot is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,180 people
• Batesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Greendale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Greendale is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
• Aurora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Cleves
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
  • Cleves is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleves <4>
• Brookville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Rising Sun
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>
• Versailles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorkville ...

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

Adding Yorkville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yorkville post office opened in 1845.

We also found Yorkville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dearborn County: www.dearborncounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov