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Welcome to Yum Yum ...

Yum Yum is located in Fayette County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Yum Yum: 901

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.<3> 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.<3> 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)
  • 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.<3> 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.<3> 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.<3> 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.<3> 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)
  • Mason
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yum Yum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/