Welcome to Bates ...

Bates is located in Union County<1>.

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

Bates is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bates is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bates lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Bates and travel east, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Bates: (575)

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, Montana, 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.

• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Texline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
  • Texline is located in Dallam County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <4>
• Sedan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
• Perico ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
  • Perico is located in Dallam County (TX)
• Mount Dora
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Seneca
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Amistad
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
  • Amistad is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <4>
• Moses
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County
• Felt
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <4>
• Grenville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
  • Grenville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <4>

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.

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 State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/