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Welcome to Yates ...

Yates is located in Wibaux County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yates, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Yates is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Yates is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Yates lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Yates: 406

Communities Also Named Yates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Yates: This one is located in Wibaux County and the other is located in Custer County.

Beyond Montana, there are 19 communities that are also named Yates - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yates.

Communities near Yates ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Yates.

  • Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beach is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach <3>
  • Wibaux
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Golva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Golva is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <3>
  • Sentinel Butte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Allard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Allard is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard
  • Medora
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Medora is located in Billings County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medora <3>
  • Colgate
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Colgate is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
  • Glendive
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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 Yates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yates. 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 Yates.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yates. See our Newspapers Page for Yates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yates ...

Looking for more information about Yates? 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 Yates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yates.

Adding Yates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yates 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 (so far) for Yates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Yates post office opened in 1908. The Yates post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Wibaux, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yates - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/