Welcome to Gates ...

Gates is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gates, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Gates is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gates is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Gates: 308

Communities Also Named Gates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Gates: This one is located in Custer County and the other is located in Sarpy County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 19 communities that are also named Gates - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gates ...

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

• Broken Bow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Broken Bow has also been known as:
  • Brokenbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Broken Bow
  • From Gates to Broken Bow
• Sargent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sargent
  • From Gates to Sargent
• Merna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
  • Merna is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <3>
• Taylor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Loup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taylor
  • From Gates to Taylor
• Anselmo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselmo
  • Anselmo is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anselmo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anselmo
  • From Gates to Anselmo
• New Helena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
  • New Helena is located in Custer County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Helena
  • From Gates to New Helena
• Almeria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Almeria is located in Loup County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Almeria
  • From Gates to Almeria
• Weissert
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weissert
  • From Gates to Weissert
• Wescott
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
  • Wescott is located in Custer County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wescott
  • From Gates to Wescott
• Berwyn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gates ...

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

Adding Gates to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gates post office opened in 1884.

We also found Gates on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gates.