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Welcome to Yucatan ...

Yucatan is located in Callaway County<1>.


The location of Yucatan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Yucatan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Yucatan is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yucatan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Yucatan is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Yucatan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yucatan - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Yucatan ...

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

  • Fulton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Callaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
  • Montgomery City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
    • Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <4>
  • Wellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
  • Auxvasse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Florence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
    • New Florence is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <4>
  • Chamois
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Martinsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
  • Gasconade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasconade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
    • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Mokane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokane
    • Mokane is located in Callaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokane <4>
  • Kingdom City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
    • Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yucatan ...

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

Adding Yucatan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yucatan post office opened in 1892.

We also found Yucatan on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yucatan.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yucatan. 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 Callaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yucatan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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