Do you know of Cates ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Cates. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Cates.<1>

Our sources for Cates (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Cates other than they indicate that Cates would be found somewhere in Marengo County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1902 and closed  in 1916.

Communities Also Named Cates ...

We found three communities that share the name Cates.

Within Alabama, the name Cates is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Fountain County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cates [Fountain County].
  • North Carolina
    • Person County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cates [Person County].
  • Tennessee
    • Lake County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cates [Lake County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Cates ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Cates:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Marengo County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marengo County.