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Welcome to Yokena ...

Yokena is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yokena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Yokena is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Yokena: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Yokena ...

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

  • Vicksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Port Gibson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Newellton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Utica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Stout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stout is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Ingleside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Rocky Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Willows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yokena ...

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

Adding Yokena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yokena 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 (so far) for Yokena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yokena post office opened in 1883. The Yokena post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yokena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yokena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Yokena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Yokena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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