Yuma is in Carroll County and located approximately 100 miles west of Nashville, and 115 miles east of Memphis, along Interstate 40. In Indian language "Yuma" means, good, peaceful, and progressive. Two prominent businesses in town are Parkers Crossroad Campground and Cherokee Wolf Clan. Children in the area are educated at Carroll County Schools. The first charted Masonic Lodge was organized in nearby Farmville in 1850, and was moved to Yuma in 1901. The world's largest Pecan tree, approximately 10 feet tall, is located on a ridge in Natchez Trace Park. The US Forestry Service dates the tree to 1816.