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Welcome to Bates ...

Bates is located in Union County<1>.

Bates is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<2> 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 travel east from Bates, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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)
  • Texline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sedan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • Seneca
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Amistad
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • 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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <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 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.