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Welcome to Yancey ...

Yancey is located in Hill Country.

Yancey is located in Medina County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yancey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Yancey is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Yancey: 830

The ZIP code for Yancey: 78886<3>

Communities Also Named Yancey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Yancey: This one is located in Medina County and the other is located in Hunt County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Yancey - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yancey ...

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

  • Pearsall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hondo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Devine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Natalia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Moore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Frio Town ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Frio Town is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
  • D'Hanis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • North Pearsall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • North Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
  • West Pearsall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pearsall
  • Bigfoot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yancey ...

Looking for more information about Yancey? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yancey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yancey.

Adding Yancey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yancey 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 (so far) for Yancey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yancey post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yancey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Medina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yancey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Yancey). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Yancey or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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