Welcome to Bates ...

Bates is located in Grand Traverse County<1>.

The location of Bates has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bates, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Bates is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bates is within the boundaries of the (231) area code.

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, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, 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.

• Traverse City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <4>
• Kalkaska
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
  • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <4>
• Elk Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <4>
• Kingsley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <4>
• Bellaire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Suttons Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
  • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <4>
• Fife Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake
  • Fife Lake is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife Lake <4>
• Lake Ann
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <4>
• Angel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
  • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Angel has also been known as:
  • Angel Station
  • Angell Station
• Mabel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County

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 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 1891.

We also found Bates in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bates.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grand Traverse County: www.grandtraverse.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/