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Welcome to Tate ...

Tate is located in Braxton County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tate: 304 & 681<3>

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)
  • 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)
  • Elmira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmira is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Ira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ira is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Sleith ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sleith is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
  • Wilsie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wilsie is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
  • Twistville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Twistville is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
  • Herold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herold is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold

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

From that list, the Tate post office opened in 1894. The Tate post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tate.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Tate - 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 Tate area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Tate 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/