Welcome to East Yazo Skatane ...
So far, we found very little information about East Yazo Skatane. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added East Yazo Skatane to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East Yazo Skatane, please Contact Us.
East Yazo Skatane would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
The location of East Yazo Skatane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for East Yazo Skatane: E. Yazo Skatane
While the community is gone, the present day location for East Yazo Skatane is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where East Yazo Skatane was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near East Yazo Skatane ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Yazo Skatane.
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- De Kalb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <5>
- Scooba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <5>
- Emelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Porterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Electric Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Lockhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Bailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Lynville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
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 East Yazo Skatane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Yazo Skatane.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Yazo Skatane. 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 East Yazo Skatane.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Yazo Skatane. See our Newspapers Page for East Yazo Skatane.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 East Yazo Skatane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Yazo Skatane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |