Welcome to Yard ...
So far, we found very little information about Yard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yard, please Contact Us.
Yard was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Yard would have been located within present day Anderson County<2>.
The location of Yard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Yard is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Yard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Yard once stood is in the (903) and (430)<5> area codes.
Communities near Yard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yard.
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <6>
- Massey Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Tennessee Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Colony
- Tennessee Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Colony <6>
- Blackfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Turlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Red Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
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 Yard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yard. 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 Yard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yard. See our Newspapers Page for Yard.
Adding Yard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yard 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 Yard was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Yard in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Yard post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |