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Welcome to Gatesville ...

Gatesville is located in Copiah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gatesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Gatesville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gatesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gatesville: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Gatesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gatesville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Gatesville ...

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

  • Byram
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Florence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazlehurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Terry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Braxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Clear Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
  • Whites
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whites is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gatesville ...

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

Adding Gatesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gatesville post office opened in 1881. The Gatesville post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gatesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Copiah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gatesville - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Gatesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Gatesville 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/