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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 Crossing (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 Crossing. 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 Crossing ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Yates Crossing: Yates Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Yates Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Yates Crossing may originally have been Yate's Crossing.

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Crossing is located in Cabell County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cabell County: Gallia (OH), Lawrence (OH), Lincoln, Mason, Putnam & Wayne.

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

  • Cabell County     (The home county of Yates Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Ona
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Cabell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
    • Fudges Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Barboursville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Culloden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
    • Pea Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Melissa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
      • Sarah is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarah
      • From Yates Crossing to Sarah
    • Wilson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Yates Crossing to Wilson
    • Crown City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
      • Crown City is located in Cabell County
    • Guyandotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Reid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
      • Reid is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reid
      • From Yates Crossing to Reid
    • Hodges
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Layville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
      • Layville is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layville
      • From Yates Crossing to Layville
    • Morrisvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodson Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Horse Creek Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Julian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harless
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harless have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
      • Harless is located in Boone County
    • Emmons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
      • Emmons is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emmons
      • From Yates Crossing to Emmons
    • Grippe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grippe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
      • Grippe is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grippe
      • From Yates Crossing to Grippe
    • Lory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
      • Lory is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lory
      • From Yates Crossing to Lory
    • Rock Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dartmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
      • Dartmont is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dartmont
      • From Yates Crossing to Dartmont
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Nitro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
      • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <2>
    • Tornado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
    • Saint Albans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Sattes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sattes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
      • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sattes
      • From Yates Crossing to Sattes
    • Cross Lanes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
      • Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <2>
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dunbar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rock Lake Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
      • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
    • Ruth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruth
      • From Yates Crossing to Ruth
    • South Charleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
      • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <2>
    • Elk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
      • Elk is located in Kanawha County
    • Loudendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sissonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Portersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hamlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
      • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Hamlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sweetland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Myra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Garretts Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinder ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
      • Kinder is located in Lincoln County
    • Tango
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tango
      • From Yates Crossing to Tango
    • Yawkey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Palermo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • East ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
      • East is located in Lincoln County
    • Sod
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Upland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hogsett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogsett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
      • Hogsett is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hogsett
      • From Yates Crossing to Hogsett
    • Arlee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
      • Arlee is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arlee
      • From Yates Crossing to Arlee
    • Grimms Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
      • Beale is located in Mason County
    • Fivemile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivemile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
      • Fivemile is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fivemile
      • From Yates Crossing to Fivemile
    • Arbuckle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Southside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brighton
      • From Yates Crossing to Brighton
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Point Pleasant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
      • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <2>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Hurricane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Teays Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
      • Teays Village is located in Putnam County
    • Teays Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley
      • Teays Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <2>
    • Fraziers Bottom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Yates Crossing to Midway
    • Scott Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
      • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
    • Eleanor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <2>
    • Indian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Putnam County
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pliny
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Red House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Wayne County
  • Boyd County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockwood
      • From Yates Crossing to Lockwood
    • Catlettsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cliffside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
      • Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Normal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
      • Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Normal
      • From Yates Crossing to Normal
    • Durbin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Ashland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Millseat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millseat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
      • Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Big Sandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannonsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mavity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mavity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
      • Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mavity
      • From Yates Crossing to Mavity
    • Boltsfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenup County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Bellefonte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Russell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Flatwoods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
    • Raceland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
      • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Worthington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
  • Lawrence County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Buchanan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zelda ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zelda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
      • Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zelda
      • From Yates Crossing to Zelda
    • Catalpa ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catalpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
      • Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Catalpa
      • From Yates Crossing to Catalpa
    • Bolton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bolton
      • From Yates Crossing to Bolton
  • Gallia County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Crown City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
      • Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Bladen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eureka
      • From Yates Crossing to Eureka
    • Wigner ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wigner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
      • Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Gallipolis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Patriot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Mills Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
      • Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Rodney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kerr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yates Crossing, with the one closest to Yates Crossing listed first.
    • Athalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
      • Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Proctorville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Scottown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockwood
      • From Yates Crossing to Rockwood
    • Chesapeake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <2>
    • Linnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Wood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sybene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sybene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
      • Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sybene
      • From Yates Crossing to Sybene
    • Burlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Aid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
      • Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aid
      • From Yates Crossing to Aid
    • Greasy Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Andis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
      • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Yates Crossing ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Maupin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maupin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maupin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Love Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Sulphur Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Sulphur Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Sulphur Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mud River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mud River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mud River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapman Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arthur Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Chapel Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (874 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Swann Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

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

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

  • Ona
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fudges Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Milton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Cabell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
  • Swann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
    • Swann is located in Cabell County
  • Barboursville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cox Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Landing
    • Cox Landing is located in Cabell County
  • Portersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Culloden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
    • Culloden is located in Cabell County
  • Lesage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesage
    • Lesage is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesage <2>
  • Sarah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
    • Sarah is located in Cabell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sarah
    • From Yates Crossing to Sarah
  • Mount Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Mason County
  • Athalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
    • Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wilson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Yates Crossing to Wilson
    • Hurricane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Green Bottom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bottom
      • Green Bottom is located in Cabell County

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

Newspapers Published in Yates Crossing ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yates Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yates Crossing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yates Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Crossing:

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

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yates Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yates Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4414, Longitude: -82.1903    
<6>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.
<7>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 Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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