Welcome to the Gates County, NCGenWeb site!
My name is Malinda Miller and I am the current administrator for Gates County on the NCGenWeb site. The purpose of this site is to provide you with free resources for your genealogy and family history research.  The site relies on contributions from the public so we gladly welcome them. I am especially interested in cemetery documentation! Having information about the names in and the location of cemeteries available on the internet is invaluable for people trying to do long-distance family research.

Gates County was formed in 1779 from Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans counties. It was named in honor of General Horatio Gates, who commanded the American Army at the Battle of Saratoga. Gates County  is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan and Hertford counties, and the state of Virginia. The present land area is 340.67 square miles. The act establishing the county provided that commissioners be appointed to select a site centrally located for the erection of a courthouse, etc., and to have the building erected. In 1781, an act was passed to levy an additional tax for the completion of the public buildings. The Legislature of 1830-1831 passed an act which said that the place now known as Gates Court House, in the county of Gates, shall in the future be known and described by the name of Gatesville. Gatesville is the county seat.