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Yorktown, Texas

The first settler in Yorktown in 1846, was John York. The road from Indianola to San Antonio, surveyed in 1848, went by way of the York home, and the surveyor, Charles Eckhardt, built a home at the site of Yorktown. York was killed and Eckhardt moved away, but German, Czech and Polish immigrants using the road settled the area, and greetings are often given in those languages today. A famous live oak tree, hundreds of years old, is in front of the Lutheran church.

Today, Yorktown features an historic shopping district, great butterfly and bird watching, and outstanding wild game hunting opportunities. The first Saturday Traders Market brings together vendors the first Saturday of the month from March to December, and the annual Western days celebration features cook-offs, parades, rodeo, live music, carnival and more the third weekend in October.

Attractions and Upcoming Events


Yorktown Historical Museum

The Yorktown Historical Museum is housed in two historic buildings, both on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum features many historical exhibits of the area including a hand-operated elevator, a 1900s-era fire wagon, the first area "lawman's"

Yorktown, TX Museums

Historical Home Tours

Yorktown features many historic structures, some dating to the mid- and late-1800s. Self-guided tours are available of these structures, and several historic homes built in the early 1900

Yorktown, TX Tours

Things to do near Yorktown, TX

Plantation Resort Golf Club

Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...

A.W. Perry Homestead Museum

Built in 1909 from material salvaged from the first Perry home built in 1857, the A.W. Perry Homestead stayed in the family u...

The Bridges of Milam County

Some of Milam county's 100-plus steel bridges from the 1900 era are still in use today. Brushy Creek Bridge once spanned Bush...

Zimmerscheidt School

In this part of Central Texas, public school districts were established as early as the 1870's. Schools were the Herman Semin...