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Yates

Ghost town · Wayne County, Tennessee

Collinwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Collinwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yates is a ghost town in Wayne County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yates as a historical populated place on the Collinwood 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 35.1626° N, 87.6745° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCollinwood
Elevation987 ft
Nearest living townCollinwood, TN
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1302823
Coordinates35.16258, -87.67447

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What's there now

Yates is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Collinwood, TN (population 1,044), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 987 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 Wayne County, Tennessee, at 35.1626, -87.6745.

How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?

Wayne County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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