Welcome to Yell ...
Yell is located in Marshall County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Yell, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Yell is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Yell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Yell is within the (931) area code.
Websites for Yell ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.marshallchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Yell, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Yell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yell - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yell.
Communities near Yell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yell.
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- Powell Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Pulaski
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Trigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Yell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yell. 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 Yell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yell. See our Newspapers Page for Yell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yell ...
Looking for more information about Yell? 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 Yell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yell.
Adding Yell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yell 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 Yell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Yell post office opened in 1882.
We also found Yell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallcountytn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yell - 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |