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Welcome to Gates ...Gates is located in Rowan County<1>. The location of 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 Gates, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Gates is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Gates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Gates and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The telephone area code for Gates: (606) Communities Also Named Gates ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Gates - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gates. Communities near Gates ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gates.
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 Gates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gates. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Gates. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gates. See our Newspapers Page for Gates. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gates ...Looking for more information about 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 Gates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gates. Adding Gates to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 Gates was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Gates on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gates. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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