Historical Marker

Yate's Hotel

Rankin · Upton County · Dedicated 1964 · THC Atlas #5461005924

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

Marker Inscription

Built as showplace by Ira Yates, for boom crowds drawn by his $15,000,000 gusher of 1926, on dry ranch with which he was "stuck" in swap off of a general store. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964

About this site

Yate's Hotel is a historical marker in Rankin, Upton County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Upton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.2208, -101.9396 near Rankin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Elliott Ranch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First State Bank of Texas, Upton, John C. and W.F., and First Church in Upton County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5461005924. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 31.2208, -101.9396 · Rankin, Upton County

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