Welcome to Mountain Gate ...

Mountain Gate is located in Shasta County<1>.

Mountain Gate was established in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Gate: Mtn. Gates

Mountain Gate is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mountain Gate: 530 & 837<3>

In the past, Mountain Gate was named Bass. and Fish's Station. Going back to its beginning, Mountain Gate was originally named Stillwater. For more information about the names of Mountain Gate, see The Names of Mountain Gate on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Mountain Gate ...

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

Redding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Redding
- From Mountain Gate to Redding
Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
- Former name for Anderson:
- American Ranch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anderson
- From Mountain Gate to Anderson
Bonita ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonita
- From Mountain Gate to Bonita
Churntown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Former name for Churntown:
- One Wagon Town
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Churntown
- From Mountain Gate to Churntown
Kennett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennett is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kennett
- From Mountain Gate to Kennett
Morley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morley
- From Mountain Gate to Morley
Baird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baird
- From Mountain Gate to Baird
Boralma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boralma is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boralma
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boralma
- From Mountain Gate to Boralma
Coram ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coram is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coram
- From Mountain Gate to Coram
Heroult ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heroult is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heroult
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Heroult
- From Mountain Gate to Heroult

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Gate ...

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

Adding Mountain Gate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Gate 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 (so far) for Mountain Gate was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Gate.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Gate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Mountain Gate area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Gate area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.