Yates, Missouri
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.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[4]
References
- ^ a b 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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