Welcome to Yale ...

Yale is located in Henderson County<1>.

The location of Yale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Yale is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Yale is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Yale is located in the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Yale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Yale - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Yale ...

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

• Asheville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Hendersonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Fletcher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Brevard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Tryon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
• Biltmore Forest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Lake Lure
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <4>
• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>

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 Yale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yale.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yale. See our Newspapers Page for Yale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yale ...

Looking for more information about Yale? 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 Yale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yale.

Adding Yale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yale 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 for Yale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Yale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/