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Welcome to Gateley ...

Gateley is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

Gateley is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gateley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Gateley ...

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

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 Gateley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gateley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gateley. 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 Gateley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gateley ...

Looking for more information about Gateley? 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 Gateley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gateley.

Adding Gateley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gateley 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 Gateley was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gateley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gateley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.