Yankeetown, Florida

About Yankeetown

Set in the central part of Florida, Yankeetown is a tiny community with an estimated population of 633.

Yankeetown holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 7.73 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 82 residents per square mile.

📰 Yankeetown News Today

• Weekend Weather Forecast for Yankeetown, Florida - The Weather Channel | weather.com The Weather Channel · Mar 21
• Yankeetown, FL Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 12
• In Florida’s Big Bend, small towns bear the brunt of Helene’s impact grist.org · Sep 30
• News - Coast Guard Station Yankeetown - day in the life DVIDS · Jul 3
• 104-year-old veteran from Yankeetown receives an R.V. WCJB · Oct 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Yankeetown Unique

• The only place in America named Yankeetown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Yankeetown

• Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bird Creek Park reviews ★
• Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Yankeetown

• YANKEETOWN SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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