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Welcome to Cates ...

Cates is located in Fountain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cates, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Cates is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cates (for example, toward Georgetown (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Cates: 765

Communities Also Named Cates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cates - they are located in North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Cates ...

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

  • Danville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Georgetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Westville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Westville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
  • Tilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
  • Covington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Veedersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cayuga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
  • Montezuma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Waynetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cates ...

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

Adding Cates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cates 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 Cates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cates post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Fountain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cates - 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.
<4>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/