Welcome to Yost ...

Yost is located in Bath County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yost, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Yost is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Yost: (540)

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 Utah.

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.

• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Craigsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <3>
• Goshen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
• Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
• Millboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
  • Millboro is located in Bath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millboro <3>
• Marble Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
  • Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
• Bath Alum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Alum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
  • Bath Alum is located in Bath County
• Burnsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Bath County
• Deerfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Augusta County
• Bolar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
  • Bolar is located in Bath 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 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>

From that list, the Yost post office opened in 1888.

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 Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/

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