Welcome to Gates ...
So far, we found very little information about Gates. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gates to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gates, please Contact Us.
Gates would have been located within present day Lumpkin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gates, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gates is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gates was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gates was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities Also Named Gates ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Gates: This one is located in Lumpkin County and the other is located in Brooks County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 19 communities that are also named Gates - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Kentucky, 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.
- Canal Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Dahlonega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hargrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Owltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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.
Adding Gates to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gates 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 (so far) for Gates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gates post office opened in 1898. The Gates post office closed in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gates.
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 Gates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lumpkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Gates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Gates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |