Welcome to Yorktown ...
Yorktown is located in Westchester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorktown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1820.
Yorktown is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Yorktown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
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 Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yorktown.
Websites for Yorktown ...
Official Website: www.yorktownny.org/
Chamber of Commerce: www.westchester.org/
Communities near Yorktown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yorktown.
- Stamford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
- Palm Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
- Kiryas Joel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Newburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Yorktown post office opened in 1820.
We also found Yorktown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorktown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yorktown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | 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/ |