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Welcome to Gates ...

Gates is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gates, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Gates is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gates is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Gates: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Gates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Gates - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Gates ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ronceverte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Alderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pembroke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Hollywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Kire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
  • Wikel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wikel is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
  • Wolfcreek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gates ...

Looking for more information about Gates? 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 Gates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gates.

Adding Gates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gates 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 (so far) for Gates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gates post office opened in 1899. The Gates post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Gates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Gates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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