Welcome to Fort Gates ...

Fort Gates is located in Putnam County<1>.

The location of Fort Gates has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Gates, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Gates: Ft. Gates

Fort Gates is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Fort Gates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fort Gates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Gates - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Gates.

Communities near Fort Gates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Gates.

• Palatka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Palatka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatka <4>
• Pierson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <4>
• Crescent City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <4>
• Pomona Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Park
  • Pomona Park is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona Park <4>
• Welaka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welaka
  • Welaka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welaka <4>
• Lake Como
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
  • Lake Como is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Como <4>
• Salt Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
  • Salt Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Springs <4>
• Crescent City Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
  • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
• Kerr City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
  • Kerr City is located in Marion County
• Satsuma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
  • Satsuma is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Gates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Gates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Gates. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Gates.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Gates. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Gates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Gates ...

Looking for more information about Fort Gates? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Gates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Gates.

Adding Fort Gates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Gates in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Gates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Gates post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Gates.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Gates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/