Welcome to Yantis ...

The town of Yantis is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Yantis is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yantis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yantis has a population of 419 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Yantis is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Yantis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Yantis: (903) & (430)<5>

The ZIP code for Yantis: 75497<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yantis had an population of 419 people. This is an increase of 7.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yantis had a population of 388 people. This makes Yantis the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 388 people, the population of Yantis increased 20.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 321 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yantis.

Communities near Yantis ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <7>
• Mineola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <7>
• Winnsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <7>
• Grand Saline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Saline
  • Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <7>
• Quitman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <7>
• Emory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <7>
• Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <7>
• Como
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <7>
• Alba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <7>
• Gunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
  • Gunter is located in Wood 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 Yantis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yantis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yantis ...

Looking for more information about Yantis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yantis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yantis.

Adding Yantis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yantis 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 Yantis was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Yantis in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Yantis post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yantis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/