Welcome to Yankeetown ...

Yankeetown is located in White County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankeetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Yankeetown is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Yankeetown (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Yankeetown: (931)

Communities Also Named Yankeetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Yankeetown - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yankeetown ...

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

• Clarktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Cookeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <4>
• Sparta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Algood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <4>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Monterey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Dykes Crossroads
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• White Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Baxter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankeetown ...

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

Adding Yankeetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yankeetown 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 Yankeetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yankeetown post office opened in 1890.

We also found Yankeetown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yankeetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/