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Welcome to Gatesville ...

The city of Gatesville is located

Gatesville is located in Coryell County<1> and is the County Seat for Coryell County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gatesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gatesville has a population of 12,537 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gatesville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Gatesville: 254

The ZIP codes for Gatesville: 76528, 76596-76599<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gatesville had an population of 12,537 people. This is a decrease of 20.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gatesville had a population of 15,751 people (which is 20.82% of the total population of Coryell County). This makes Gatesville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gatesville represents 0.06% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,751 people, the population of Gatesville increased 1.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,591 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gatesville.

Communities Also Named Gatesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gatesville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Websites for Gatesville ...

Official Website: www.ci.gatesville.tx.us/

Communities near Gatesville ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gatesville. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gatesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gatesville ...

Looking for more information about Gatesville? 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 Gatesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gatesville.

Adding Gatesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gatesville 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 Gatesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Gatesville post office opened in 1854.

We also found Gatesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gatesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coryell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gatesville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gatesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Gatesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gatesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Gatesville includes: 76528, 76596, 76597, 76598 & 76599.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/