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History · Yettem

Yettem’s post office opened in 1905

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How Yettem began

When was Yettem founded?

1905

The Yettem post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 201121 years
Founding year: the first Yettem post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Yettem’s past

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Yettem, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Yettem yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Yettem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Yettem is located on California State Route 201 11 miles (18 km) north of Visalia. Yettem has a post office with ZIP code 93670. The 2020 United States census reported Yettem's population was 201. Yettem name was submitted to the United States Postal service by Hagop Hamalian, the town storekeeper and future postmaster, along with Ezekiel Kendigian and Devlat Agha Moorsalian submitted Armenia, Ararat, and Yettem as suggestions for a name change for the town to the Post Office Department, which chose Yettem. Yettem is how Western Armenians pronounce the Armenian word for Eden. Although most of the Armenian population has…

Its first post office opened in 1905. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 211 to 201 (-5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Yettem on the map, 1927 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Yettem. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Yettem on the 1927 USGS mapYettem on the 1949 USGS mapYettem on the 1950 USGS mapYettem on the 1969 USGS map1927Monson sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Yettem.

Famous people

Famous people close to Yettem

Nobody well known was born in Yettem itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert B. LaughlinAmerican physicist · b. 1950
Bryce DeWittAmerican physicist · b. 1923
Monte MelkonianNational Hero of Armenia · b. 1957
Slim PickensAmerican rodeo performer, film and television a… · b. 1919
Tyler ZellerAmerican basketball player · b. 1990
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Robben FordAmerican guitarist · b. 1951

Questions about Yettem’s history

What year was Yettem founded?

The Yettem post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.