Welcome to Bates ...

Bates is located in Schoharie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bates, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Bates is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bates is located in the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Bates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Bates: This one is located in Schoharie County and the other is located in Chautauqua County.

Beyond New York, 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 Mexico, 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.

• Cobleskill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Middleburgh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <4>
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Richmondville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <4>
• Schoharie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
• Tannersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Broome Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
  • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
• Manorkill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County

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.

Adding Bates to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bates post office opened in 1881.

We also found Bates in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/