Welcome to Yuma ...Yuma is located in Cloud County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Yuma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. When the people of Yuma refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Yuman<2> Yuma is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Yuma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Yuma: 785 Communities Also Named Yuma ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Yuma - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yuma. Communities near Yuma ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yuma.
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 Yuma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yuma. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yuma. 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 Yuma. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yuma. See our Newspapers Page for Yuma. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yuma ...Looking for more information about Yuma? 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 Yuma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yuma. Adding Yuma to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Yuma 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 Yuma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Yuma. Footnotes ...
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