[1] During the Spring and Autumn period, the area of present-day Yutian County belonged to the state of Wuzhong [zh].

[2] In the Qin dynasty, the area, which remained part of Beiping Commandery, was organized as Wuzhong County [zh].

[2] Throughout the following decades, the area was transferred back and forth between Youzhou and Yingzhou several times, before being placed under Jizhou [zh] in 730 CE.

[2] During the Jin dynasty, during the final years of Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, the eastern portion of Yutian County was split off as Fengrun County (simplified Chinese: 丰闰县; traditional Chinese: 豐閏縣; pinyin: Fēngrùn Xiàn).

[2] The reunified Yutian County would shortly after be placed under the jurisdiction of Dadu Circuit [zh].

[2] In 1725, during the Qing dynasty, Yutian County was reassigned to fall under the jurisdiction of Yongping Fu [zh].

[2] Yutian County's elevation is generally higher in the north, which sits at the southern foothills of the Yanshan Mountains, and lower in the south.

[1] Jingjue Temple [zh], which dates back to the Tang dynasty, is located within Yutian County.