Welcome to Yorktown ...

Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

Yorktown is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Yorktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Yorktown: This one is located in Anne Arundel County and the other is located in Baltimore County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 20 communities that are also named Yorktown - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yorktown ...

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

• Bowie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bowie
  • From Yorktown to Bowie
• Annapolis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Annapolis
  • From Yorktown to Annapolis
• Centreville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centreville
  • From Yorktown to Centreville
• Rock Hall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <3>
• Saint Michaels
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Michaels
  • From Yorktown to Saint Michaels
• Queenstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
• Highland Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Arnold is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
• Kimberly Woods Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
• West Annapolis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Annapolis
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Annapolis
  • From Yorktown to West Annapolis

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorktown ...

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