County · code 37073
Gates CountyNorth Carolina
Gates County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Gatesville. It was formed on February 12, 1779.
- Founded1779
- County seatGatesville
- Named forHoratio Gates
- Land area341 sq mi + 5.1 sq mi water
- Population10,478 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped8,014 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Gates on the map of North Carolina
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History
Formed in 1779 from Chowan County, Hertford County and Perquimans County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Gates County was created from Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans counties and named after Horatio Gates. In 1804, the boundary between Gates and Camden was defined.
- 1779Gates County created Gates created from Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans. · N.C. Recs., ch. 20, secs. 1-2/24:230-232
- 1804Changed Boundary between Gates and Camden defined (no change). · N.C. Sess. Laws 1804, ch. 54, secs. 1-3/pp. 252-253
- 1805Boundary clarified Gates's boundaries with Chowan and Perquimans redefined (no change). · N.C. Sess. Laws 1805, ch. 27, sec. 2/p. 268
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Gates
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 8,014 parcels from Gates County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 19 August 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 5,210 in all from NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA, NC Dept of Information Technology) for NC OneMap, with the North Carolina 911 Board (AddressNC program).
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Gates by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Gates County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Gates County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Gates County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Gates County
- When was Gates County founded?
- Gates County was founded in 1779, formed from Chowan County, Hertford County and Perquimans County, and named after Horatio Gates.
- What is the county seat of Gates County?
- The county seat of Gates County is Gatesville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Gates County?
- Yes. Gates County publishes a parcel map of 8,014 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Gates County's boundary or name changed?
- Gates County was created in 1779 from Chowan County, Hertford County and Perquimans County. Its boundary has been clarified two times since, with no change on the ground.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Gates County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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