Welcome to Yarboro ...
Yarboro is located Yarboro is located in Grimes County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Yarboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Yarboro is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Yarboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Yarboro: 936 We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yarboro. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yarboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yarboro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yarboro. 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 Yarboro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yarboro. See our Newspapers Page for Yarboro. Looking for more information about Yarboro? 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 Yarboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yarboro. We originally found mention of Yarboro 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 Yarboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Yarboro in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
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Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yarboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities near Yarboro ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grimes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yarboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> 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.