Welcome to Yorktown ...

Yorktown is located in Rutherford County<1>.

Yorktown is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Yorktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Yorktown: This one is located in Rutherford County and the other is located in Williamson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 20 communities that are also named Yorktown - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Yorktown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Yorktown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Yorktown ...

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

• Murfreesboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <3>
• Murphree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
  • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
• Smyrna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
• Brentwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Brentwood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <3>
• Mount Juliet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <3>
• La Vergne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <3>
• Morrow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
• Nolensville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <3>
• Jefferson Pike
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
• Lynn Christie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
  • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorktown ...

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