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Welcome to Yatesville ...

Yatesville is located in Fayette County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Yatesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Yatesville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Yatesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Yatesville: (740)

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, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, 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.

  • Washington Court House
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • London
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sabina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <3>
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
  • Mount Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • South Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Williamsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Yatesville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yatesville.

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 Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fayette, 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.









 

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