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Welcome to Tate ...

Tate is located in Braxton County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Tate is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Tate: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Tate ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tate - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Saskatchewan and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Tate ...

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

  • Sutton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
  • Gassaway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
  • Elmira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Braxton County
  • Ira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Clay County
  • Wilsie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
    • Wilsie is located in Braxton County
  • Herold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
    • Herold is located in Braxton County
  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Clay County
  • Canfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Canfield is located in Braxton 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 Tate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tate.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tate ...

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

Adding Tate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tate 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 Tate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tate post office opened in 1894.

We also found Tate on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tate.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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