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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

1. ^ 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. Taylor, James A., ed. (1932). Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America: Souvenir Volume of Annual Championship Meetings of 1929–1932. p. 366.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Huntsville
Cities	Clark Clifton Hill Higbee Huntsville Moberly
Villages	Cairo Jacksonville Renick
Townships	Cairo Chariton Clifton Jackson Moniteau North Sugar Creek Prairie Salt River Salt Springs Silver Creek South Sugar Creek Union
Unincorporated communities	Darksville Fort Henry Harkes Hubbard Kimberly Levick Mill Milton Mount Airy Randolph Springs Roanoke‡ Ryder Thomas Hill Yates
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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