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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Yatton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yatton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yatton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Yatton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Yatton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Yatton is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk & Louisa.
Below are the counties that are near Yatton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yatton:
- Washington County (The home county of Yatton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kalona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Havre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- West Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Crawfordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Coppock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rubio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Downey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Centerdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- West Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cedar Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Lime City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Olds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swedesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North English
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Middle Amana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Amana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jefferson County
- Pleasant Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Amish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Iowa City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- University Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Cosgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Coralville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Keota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kinross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Talleyrand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Harper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- South English
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Western
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Gladwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Cotter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Columbus City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Columbus Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Wyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Letts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Wapello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Morning Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Conesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atalissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Muscatine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yatton, see our County-by-County Page for Yatton.
Cemeteries Near Yatton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yatton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Yatton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yatton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kupka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grave Yard Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pokertown Cemetery
- Old Polkertown Cemetery
- Pokertown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94697 <3>
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Yatton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yatton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yatton, with the one closest to Yatton listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kalona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sharon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Amish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ainsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wellman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cotter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Conesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yatton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yatton.
Newspapers Published in Yatton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yatton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yatton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yatton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Yatton:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Iowa County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- Linn County
- Louisa County
- Muscatine County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yatton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yatton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |