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Welcome to Bates ...

Bates is located in Teton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bates, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Bates is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bates is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bates lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bates: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Bates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Bates - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio, Oregon (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bates.

Communities near Bates ...

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

  • Victor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Driggs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tetonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Aline ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Aline is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Chapin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapin is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Fox Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
  • The String
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The String is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
  • Alta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Felt
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Bates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bates.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bates ...

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

Adding Bates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bates 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 Bates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bates post office opened in 1900. The Bates post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bates - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Bates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Bates 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.
<5>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/