Welcome to Yeager ...

Yeager is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yeager, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Yeager is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Yeager: 606

Communities Also Named Yeager ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Yeager: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Knox County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 5 communities that are also named Yeager - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Yeager ...

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

• Pikeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pikeville
  • From Yeager to Pikeville
• Jenkins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jenkins
  • From Yeager to Jenkins
• Coal Run Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Clintwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clintwood
  • From Yeager to Clintwood
• Pound
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pound
  • From Yeager to Pound
• Elkhorn City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <3>
• Fleming - Neon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Pippa Passes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Martin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
• Wheelwright
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 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 Yeager. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yeager.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yeager ...

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

Adding Yeager to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Yeager post office opened in 1899.

We also found Yeager on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yeager.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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