Welcome to Yankeetown ...

Yankeetown is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The location of Yankeetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Yankeetown is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yankeetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Yankeetown is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Yankeetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Yankeetown - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Yankeetown ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Broadway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Timberville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• New Market
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Dayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Cootes Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
  • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
• Turleytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
  • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
• Cherry Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
  • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
• Singers Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
  • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham 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 Yankeetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yankeetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankeetown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/