Yates, Missouri
Yates is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
History
A variant name was "Yatesville". A post office called Yatesville was established in 1879, the name was changed to Yates in 1882, and the post office closed in 1954. The community has the name of George Yates, the original owner of the town site. The Battle of Roan's Tan Yard occurred near the site of Yates.Weeks, Michael (2009). The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide. Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press. ISBN 978-0-88150-860-4.
Notable people
- Jess Hill (1907–1993), baseball player
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yates
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Randolph County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, James A., ed. (1932). Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America: Souvenir Volume of Annual Championship Meetings of 1929–1932. p. 366.
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