Welcome to Yarnallton ...

Yarnallton is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yarnallton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Yarnallton is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Yarnallton: 859

Communities near Yarnallton ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Yarnallton to Lexington - Fayette
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Nicholasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
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• Frankfort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
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• Lawrenceburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Paris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
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• Versailles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
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• Wilmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
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• Midway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
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  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Yarnallton to Midway
• Stamping Ground
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stamping Ground
  • From Yarnallton to Stamping Ground

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yarnallton ...

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

Adding Yarnallton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Yarnallton post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yarnallton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/