Yates is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Randolph County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
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.
Notable people
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Jess Hill
Jesse Terrill Hill (January 20, 1907 – August 31, 1993) was an American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator who was best known for his tenure as a coach and athletic director at the University of Southern California (USC). His ...
(1907–1993), baseball player
References
Unincorporated communities in Randolph County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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