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Welcome to Yates ...

So far, we found very little information about Yates. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Yates to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yates, please Contact Us.

Yates would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Yates is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Yates was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Yates was located: 931

Communities Also Named Yates ...

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

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

Communities near Yates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yates.

  • Liberty Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Ashland Ford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Waynesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Loretto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Lutts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Collinwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Slickrock Ford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people

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.

Adding Yates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yates in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Yates was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yates.

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 Yates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.