Welcome to Yost ...

Yost is located in Payne County<1>.

The location of Yost has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yost, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Yost is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Yost ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Yost - they are located in Illinois, Ohio, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yost ...

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

• Stillwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <4>
• Perry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Perkins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Perkins is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkins <4>
• Pawnee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Yale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
• Morrison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Glencoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Ripley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Maramec
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maramec
  • Maramec is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maramec <4>
• Quay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
  • Quay is located in Pawnee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yost ...

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

Adding Yost to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yost 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 Yost was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yost.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yost. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/