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Welcome to Yoakum ...

Yoakum is located in Umatilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yoakum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Yoakum is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Yoakum: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Yoakum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yoakum - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Yoakum ...

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

  • Hermiston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pendleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Stanfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilot Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
  • Barnhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Barnhart is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
  • Riverside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Cold Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Hinkle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
  • Mission
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yoakum ...

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

Adding Yoakum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yoakum 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 (so far) for Yoakum was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yoakum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yoakum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Yoakum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Yoakum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.