Welcome to Yankee ...
So far, we found very little information about Yankee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yankee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yankee, please Contact Us.
Yankee would have been located within present day Colfax County<2>.
The location of Yankee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Yankee is 7,050 feet [2,149 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Yankee is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Yankee was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Yankee once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Yankee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yankee - they are located in Colorado and Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yankee.
Communities near Yankee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yankee.
- Trinidad
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
- Trinidad is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <5>
- Raton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
- Raton is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <5>
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <5>
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County
- Engleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Trinchera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinchera
- Trinchera is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinchera <5>
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - El Moro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
- El Moro is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Cokedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 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 Yankee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yankee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yankee. 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 Yankee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yankee. See our Newspapers Page for Yankee.
Adding Yankee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yankee 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 Yankee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Yankee post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yankee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yankee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Colfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yankee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |