Alternate names: Yagotin [Rus], Yahotyn [Ukr], Yagotina [Yid], Jagotyn [Pol], Jahotyn. Russian/Ukrainian: Яготин. 50°17' N, 31°46' E, 56 miles E of Kyyiv (Kiev), 33 miles W of Piryatin. 1900 Jewish population: 943.
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 1473: "Yagotin".
- Shtetl Finder (1989), p. 137: "Yagotina".
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), III, p. 370: "Jagotyn".
- JewishGen Ukraine SIG
CEMETERY:
- NE outskirts of the town - Kotovskogo Street. Turn SE to opposite house 19-21. Go approximately 500m along the track and turn SW to the mid019th century cemetery. photos. [May 2010]
MASS GRAVE:
- Yahotyn Mass Grave - Between 160 and 185 Jews were shot here on September 8-10, 1941. The memorial makes no mention of the Jewish victims.