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Yates

Ghost town · Taylor County, West Virginia

Fairmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Fairmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yates is a ghost town in Taylor County, West Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Taylor County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yates as a historical populated place on the Grafton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.2954° N, 80.0242° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrafton
Elevation1,046 ft
Nearest living townGrafton, WV
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1689875
Coordinates39.29537, -80.02425

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What's there now

Yates is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grafton, WV (population 4,671), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,046 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Yates?

Yates is in Taylor County, West Virginia, at 39.2954, -80.0242.

How many ghost towns are in Taylor County?

Taylor County, West Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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