Welcome to Yolo ...
Yolo is located in Henry County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Yolo (Patience, this may take a moment).
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yolo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Yolo is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Yolo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Yolo: 660
Communities Also Named Yolo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yolo - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yolo.
Communities near Yolo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yolo.
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clinton
- From Yolo to Clinton
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warsaw
- From Yolo to Warsaw
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lincoln
- From Yolo to Lincoln
- Cole Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Camp
- Cole Camp is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cole Camp <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cole Camp
- From Yolo to Cole Camp
- Leeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Green Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Deepwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deepwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
- Deepwater is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <3>
- Brownington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 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 Yolo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yolo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yolo. 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 Yolo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yolo. See our Newspapers Page for Yolo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yolo ...
Looking for more information about Yolo? 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 Yolo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yolo.
Adding Yolo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yolo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yolo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Yolo post office opened in 1900.
We also found Yolo on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yolo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yolo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yolo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |