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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 Taylor County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Yates, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Yates, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. The community was inundated by Tygart Lake.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Yates is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Yates was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Yates once stood is in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Yates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Yates: This one is located in Taylor County and the other is located in Cabell County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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 Texas.

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.

  • Fairmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
  • Grafton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Philippi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Shinnston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Stonewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Nutter Fort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
    • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 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 for Yates was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yates.

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

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 West Virginia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.









 

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