Welcome to Gates County ...

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

The community of Gatesville is the Seat for Gates County.

Gates County was founded in 1779. Gates was created by taking area from Chowan, Hertford and Perquimans Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Gates had a population of 11,562 people. This is a decrease of 4.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,165 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gates represented 0.13% of the total population of North Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Websites specific to Gates County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Camden County
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  • Pasquotank County
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  • Perquimans County
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  • Chowan County
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  • Hertford County
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  • Southampton County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Gates County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina