Yorkville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Mendocino County,

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

. It is located southwest of Hopland, at an elevation of 922 feet (281 m). The original townsite was about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the present site at . The Yorkville post office opened in 1868 and moved to the new site with the town in 1937. "The Late

Pomo The Pomo are an Indigenous people of California. Historical Pomo territory in Northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, and mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point. One small grou ...

or Ma-cu-maks of the present day Yorkville area spoke the central Pomo language." The name honors R.H. York, the town's founder. The Yorkville Highlands AVA was established in 1998. The

Galbreath Wildlands Preserve The Galbreath Wildlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Mendocino County, California, United States, established in 2004 in honor of Fred Burckhalter Galbreath (1901-2000). The preserve, a former sheep ranch, is located in the Outer Coast Rang ...

, which is owned and managed by

Sonoma State University Sonoma State University (SSU, Sonoma State, or Sonoma) is a public university in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, California, US. It is one of the smallest members of the California State University (CSU) system. Sonoma State offers 92 Bachelor's d ...

as an educational site, is located nearby.

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Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Mendocino County, California {{MendocinoCountyCA-geo-stub

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