Welcome to Yost ...

Yost is located in Box Elder County<1>.

Yost was established in 1935.

Yost is 5,970 feet [1,820 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Yost is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Yost lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Yost, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Yost: 435

Communities Also Named Yost ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Yost - they are located in Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yost ...

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

• Standrod
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
  • Standrod is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Standrod
  • From Yost to Standrod
• Standrod
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
  • Standrod is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Standrod
  • From Yost to Standrod
• Almo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
  • Almo is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Almo
  • From Yost to Almo
• Lynn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynn
  • From Yost to Lynn
• Rosette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosette
  • Rosette is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rosette
  • From Yost to Rosette
• Naf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naf
  • Naf is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Naf
  • From Yost to Naf
• Park Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Valley
  • Park Valley is located in Box Elder County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Valley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Park Valley
  • From Yost to Park Valley
• Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
  • Bridge is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bridge
  • From Yost to Bridge
• Vipont ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vipont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vipont
  • Vipont is located in Box Elder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vipont
  • From Yost to Vipont
• Strevell ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strevell
  • Strevell is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Strevell
  • From Yost to Strevell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yost ...

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

Adding Yost to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Yost post office opened in 1887.

We also found Yost in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yost.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/