Welcome to Tate ...
So far, we found very little information about Tate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tate, please Contact Us.
Tate would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
The location of Tate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tate is 5,260 feet [1,603 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Tate is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tate was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Tate (for example, toward Texline (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Tate still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Tate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tate - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tate.
Communities near Tate ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Tate.
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
- Mount Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
- Mount Dora is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <5>
- Sedan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Sedan is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <5>
- Texline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
- Texline is located in Dallam County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <5>
- Grenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
- Grenville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <5>
- Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Amistad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
- Amistad is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <5>
- Perico ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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 Tate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tate. 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 Tate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tate. See our Newspapers Page for Tate.
Adding Tate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tate in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tate post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |