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Yorkville, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°53′53″N 123°12′52″W / 38.89806°N 123.21444°W / 38.89806; -123.21444CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyMendocino CountyElevation

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922 ft (281 m)ZIP Code

95494

Yorkville is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.^[1] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) southwest of Hopland,^[2] at an elevation of 922 feet (281 m).^[1]

The original townsite was about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the present site at 38°54′50″N 123°15′40″W / 38.91389°N 123.26111°W / 38.91389; -123.26111.^[2] The Yorkville post office opened in 1868 and moved to the new site with the town in 1937.^[2] "The Late Pomo or Ma-cu-maks of the present day Yorkville area spoke the central Pomo language."^[3]

The name honors R.H. York, the town's founder.^[2]

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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yorkville, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 171. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ "Anderson Valley Historical Museum, Boonville CA". Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2013.