Welcome to Yorktown ...

Yorktown is located in York County<1> and is the County Seat for York County.

Yorktown was established in 1691.

Yorktown is near sea level<2>.

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

Yorktown lies within the (757) area code.

The ZIP code for Yorktown: 23690<3>

Communities Also Named Yorktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Yorktown - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Yorktown ...

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

• Newport News
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Williamsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Smithfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Surry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Achilles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
• Lee Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
  • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
• Rochambeau Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochambeau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
  • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
• Country Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • Country Village is located in Gloucester 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 Yorktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorktown.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorktown. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yorktown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorktown ...

Looking for more information about Yorktown? 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 Yorktown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yorktown.

Adding Yorktown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yorktown 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 Yorktown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yorktown post office opened in 1798.

We also found Yorktown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorktown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.gov/

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