Welcome to Yankton ...

Yankton is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Yankton is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yankton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Yankton: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Yankton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yankton - they are located in Kansas and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Yankton ...

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

• Vancouver
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <5>
• Longview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Battle Ground
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
  • Battle Ground is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <5>
• Saint Helens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <5>
• Kelso
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <5>
• Ridgefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <5>
• Scappoose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>
• Woodland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
• La Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <5>
• Kalama
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
  • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankton ...

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

Adding Yankton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yankton 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 Yankton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yankton post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yankton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/