Yatesville, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in The Rock-Yatesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31097. The Survey maps it on the Yatesville quadrangle. 394 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresYatesville fell from 408 to 394 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 408 | |
| 2010 | 357 | -51 (-12%) |
| 2020 | 394 | +37 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1951 USGS Yatesville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Yatesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
192 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Yatesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 668 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 29 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-UPSON-004 |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON002 |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MONROE003 |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-011 |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Yatesville: 15 past producers, 9 prospects, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Herron Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Battles Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Carter Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Charlie Nims Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Chatfield Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Middlebrooks Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Colbert Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Haygood Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Helen Mcdonald Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yatesville in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $5,000 | The Upson County 911 Center reported numerous trees down. 280 customers were without power. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $3,000 | The Upson County 911 center reported trees blown down on Rock Quarry Road near the Monroe County line. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $3,000 | The Upson County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were down in the Yatesville area. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $2,000 | Two trees down along magnolia circle and magnolia drive. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $2,000 | The Upson County Emergency Management Director reported that three trees and two power lines were down in the Yatesville area. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $1,500 | The Upson County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in the Yatesville area of eastern Upson County. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $1,000 | Em reports tree down at rock quarry rd and yatesville hwy. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $1,000 | Two trees down along pine grove road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $1,000 | The Upson County 911 Center reported that three to four trees were blown down in the Yatesville area. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | $1,000 | An amateur radio operator reported that a few trees were blown down, one on Georgia Highway 74. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Yatesville | $500 | The Upson County Emergency Management Director reported that a short-lived and weak F0 tornado, associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Ivan, touched down in extreme northeast Upson county near the Lamar county line. The tornado occurred in a rural area and as a result, only a few trees were damaged. There was a convergent pattern evident in the damage consistent with a tornado. Doppler radar also supported a tornadic circulation in this area. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Yatesville | - | The Emergency Manager reported Morgan Road closed due to flash flooding. This area also experienced flooding the day prior. In the 36-hours prior to the event, 6 to 8 inches of rainfall had fallen, with another 1.5 to 2 inches occurring on March 27, resulting in the flash flooding. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest Haven | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Logtown | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Topeka Junction | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| The Rock | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Blacksboro (historical) | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Redbone Crossroads | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dog Crossing | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| McKinney | 8.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Yatesville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2481546 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 325604. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





