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Welcome to Yankeetown ...

So far, we found very little information about Yankeetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Yankeetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yankeetown, please Contact Us.

Yankeetown would have been located within present day Tuscarawas County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Yankeetown is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Yankeetown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Yankeetown ...

While we believe that this Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Yankeetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown, Darke, Fayette and Ross County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 11 communities that are also named Yankeetown - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Websites for Yankeetown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Yankeetown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Yankeetown ...

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

  • New Philadelphia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • Uhrichsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newcomerstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Strasburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dennison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Lafayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sugarcreek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuscarawas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Baltic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

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 Yankeetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Tuscarawas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yankeetown - 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.