Yates, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Yates is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A variant name was "Yatesville".[1] A post office called Yatesville was established in 1879, the name was changed to Yates in 1882, and the post office closed in 1954.[2] The community has the name of George Yates, the original owner of the town site.[3] The Battle of Roan's Tan Yard occurred near the site of Yates.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yates
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Randolph County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Weeks 2009, p. 50.

Sources

  • Weeks, Michael (2009). The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide. Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press. ISBN 978-0-88150-860-4.
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39°18′37″N 92°35′58″W / 39.31028°N 92.59944°W / 39.31028; -92.59944


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