Yates County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Yates County

Quick Facts

 * The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Governor of New York signed the act establishing the county.

5 February 1823: Yates County was formed from 310 square miles of Ontario County, including the area that included Vine Valley, Middlesex, Penn Yan, and Dresden, New York.

1 January 1826: 60 square miles of Steuben County was partioned and added to Yates, which included Starkey, Dundee, and Lakemont, New York.

15 April 1828: 10 square miles was partioned from Yates, and passed to Seneca and Tompkins Counties, mostly in the forest.

17 March 1860: Ontario County was authorized to gain land from Yates, but it was never put into effect.

18 April 1946: Yates gained 10 square miles from Schuyler and Seneca Counties, which produced the current borders of Yates County.