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Welcome to Yorktown ...Yorktown is located in Salem County<1>. The location of Yorktown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorktown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Yorktown is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Yorktown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Yorktown lies within the (856) area code. Communities Also Named Yorktown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Yorktown - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, 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.
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. Adding Yorktown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Yorktown 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 Yorktown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Yorktown on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905). For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorktown. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yorktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/ The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/ Footnotes ...
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