Yorkville, California Explained

Yorkville
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Coordinates:38.8981°N -123.2144°W
Elevation M:281
Elevation Ft:922
Postal Code:95494
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code

Yorkville is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 7.5miles southwest of Hopland, at an elevation of 922feet.

The original townsite was about 3miles northwest of the present site at 38.9139°N -123.2611°W. The Yorkville post office opened in 1868 and moved to the new site with the town in 1937. "The Late Pomo or Ma-cu-maks of the present day Yorkville area spoke the central Pomo language."[1]

The name honors R.H. York, the town's founder.

The Yorkville Highlands AVA was established in 1998. The Galbreath Wildlands Preserve, which is owned and managed by Sonoma State University as an educational site, is located nearby.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anderson Valley Historical Museum, Boonville CA . 2013-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111014235131/http://mendosearch.com/moreinfo-acc_id-87.htm . October 14, 2011 .