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Introduction ...

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 Yatesville (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 Yatesville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Yatesville is located in Morgan County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Brown, Cass, Greene, Macoupin, Pike, Sangamon & Scott.

Below are the counties that are near Yatesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yatesville:

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Yatesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Prentice
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Literberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alexander
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Arnold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Jacksonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisgah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • South Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Brown County
    • Cooperstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Gurney ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Gurney is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Ashland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
    • Philadelphia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Burlingame
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burlingame is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Virginia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newmansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Jules
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jules is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
    • Chandlerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Arenzville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bluff Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Marbletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
    • Astoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greene County
    • Roodhouse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Logan County
    • Middletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Modesto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Scottville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Virden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Kilbourne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Snicarte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Long Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Poplar City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Easton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Teheran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Tallula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Croft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Croft is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Pleasant Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • New Berlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pasfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
    • Salisbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Curran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Curran is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Loami
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Leland Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Cantrall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hawthorne Place
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Bluff City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Frederick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Browning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bader
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bader is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
    • Exeter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Exeter is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Manchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Alsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Oxville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
    • Naples
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Glasgow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yatesville, see our County-by-County Page for Yatesville.

Cemeteries Near Yatesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yatesville.

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 Yatesville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yatesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.

  • Berea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Yatesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ashland City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Page A Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harding Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (463 more) ...
    • Black Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Yatesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yatesville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.

  • Prentice
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Prentice is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
  • Jordanville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordanville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Gurney ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gurney is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
  • Sinclair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sinclair is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
  • Ashland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Pleasant Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Burlingame
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlingame is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Little Indian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Indian is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Indian
  • Literberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Orleans is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Alexander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Arnold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Tallula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yatesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yatesville.

Newspapers Published in Yatesville ...

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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yatesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yatesville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yatesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Yatesville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Yatesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yatesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.