Welcome to Yantus ...
So far, we found very little information about Yantus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yantus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yantus, please Contact Us.
Yantus would have been located within present day Logan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yantus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Yantus is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Yantus was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Yantus was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Yantus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yantus.
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Man
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delbarton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Harts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whirlwind
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Manila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
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 Yantus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yantus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yantus. 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 Yantus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yantus. See our Newspapers Page for Yantus.
Adding Yantus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yantus in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Yantus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Yantus post office opened in 1903. The Yantus post office closed in 1937.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yantus.
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 Yantus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yantus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Yantus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Yantus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |