Welcome to Bates ...

So far, we found very little information about Bates. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bates to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Bates - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Bates, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Bates , we believe that it would have been located within present day Ravalli County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Bates was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bates was located: 406

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, Michigan, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio, Oregon (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Footnotes ...

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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 Bates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

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If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Ravalli, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.