Welcome to Yates ...

Yates is located in Hill Country.

Yates is located in Kimble County<1>.

The location of Yates has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yates, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Yates is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Yates: (325)

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, Tennessee 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.

• Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Junction is located in Kimble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <4>
• London
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Kimble County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Segovia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segovia
  • Segovia is located in Kimble County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Segovia <4>
• Noxville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxville
  • Noxville is located in Kimble County
• Streeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
  • Streeter is located in Mason County
• Hext
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hext
  • Hext is located in Menard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hext <4>
• Grit
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
  • Grit is located in Mason County
• Koockville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koockville
  • Koockville is located in Mason County
• Mason
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Menard
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menard
  • Menard is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menard <4>

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 for Yates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yates post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yates.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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