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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 Yates Hill (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 Yates Hill. 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.

Name Variations for Yates Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

While the name of this community is Yates Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Yates Hill may originally have been Yate's Hill.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Yates Hill might be written as Yate Hill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Yates Hill is located in Richmond County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).

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

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Yates Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Hill, with the one closest to Yates Hill listed first.
    • Honey Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • Rockingham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • East Rockingham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
    • Cordova
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Dobbins Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hamlet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Ellerbe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Steen Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • Ghio Scholl Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hoffman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Hill, with the one closest to Yates Hill listed first.
    • Cairo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Morven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McFarlan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Wadesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
    • Ansonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Polkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Mineral Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Peachland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Hill, with the one closest to Yates Hill listed first.
    • Five Points
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Ashley Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
    • Bowmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
    • Timberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
  • Montgomery County
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Hill, with the one closest to Yates Hill listed first.
    • Foxfire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxfire is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Jackson Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
    • Silver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinebluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Aberdeen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylortown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Southern Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Robeson County
    • Maxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland County
  • Stanly County
    • Norwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Darlington County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Yates Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yates Hill.

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 Yates Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Rockingham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Roberdell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberdell is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
  • Hamlet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Osborne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Osborne is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Lilesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Morven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pee Dee ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pee Dee is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
  • Paris ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Paris is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • McFarlan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McFarlan is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Covington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Covington is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Hoffman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Capels Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
    • Wadesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Littles Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill

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

Newspapers Published in Yates Hill ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yates Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yates Hill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yates Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Yates Hill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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 Yates Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Yates Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.