Welcome to Yatesville ...
Yatesville is located in Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yatesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Yatesville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Yatesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Yatesville is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.
Communities Also Named Yatesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Yatesville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yatesville.
Communities near Yatesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yatesville.
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
- South Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <3>
- Kenova
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
- Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <3>
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
- Catlettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <3>
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
- Ceredo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <3>
- Fort Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yatesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yatesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yatesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yatesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yatesville. See our Newspapers Page for Yatesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yatesville ...
Looking for more information about Yatesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Yatesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yatesville.
Adding Yatesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yatesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yatesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Yatesville post office opened in 1898.
We also found Yatesville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yatesville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yatesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yatesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |