Welcome to Yum Yum ...

Yum Yum is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yum Yum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Yum Yum is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Yum Yum is within the boundaries of the (901) area code.

Websites for Yum Yum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fayettecountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Yum Yum ...

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

• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Clopton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
  • Clopton is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
• Brownsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Oakland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
• Feathers Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
  • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
• Mount Carmel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
• Whiteville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
• New Bethel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
  • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
• Somerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerville <4>
• Mason
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <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 Yum Yum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yum Yum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yum Yum ...

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

Adding Yum Yum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yum Yum post office opened in 1886.

We also found Yum Yum on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yum Yum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettetn.us/

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