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Welcome to Gates Mills ...

The village of Gates Mills is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gates Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Gates Mills: Gates Mls. (or less commonly used: Gates Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gates Mills for more information about variations on the name of Gates Mills.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gates Mills has a population of 2,216 people<3> (see below for details).

Gates Mills is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gates Mills had an population of 2,216 people. This is a decrease of 2.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gates Mills had a population of 2,270 people. This makes Gates Mills the county's 45th most populous community.

The population of Gates Mills represents 0.02% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 373rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,270 people, the population of Gates Mills decreased 8.95% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,493 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gates Mills.

Communities near Gates Mills ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Parma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
  • Mentor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <5>
  • Euclid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <5>
  • Cleveland Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Garfield Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
    • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
  • Shaker Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Willoughby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Solon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gates Mills ...

Looking for more information about Gates Mills? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gates Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gates Mills.

Adding Gates Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gates Mills 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 Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gates Mills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gates Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Cuyahoga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gates Mills.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gates Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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