Local Wiki
Gates County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Historic Courthouse, 115 Court Street, Gatesville, NC 27938.
- Register of Deeds
- Cathy Horton · 252.357.0850 · chorton@gatescountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://gatescountync.gov/index.asp?SEC=555830EA-E0AC-4CCB-AE16-861E5F709830
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large representing 5 geographic residency districts (Gatesville, Eure, Gates, Sunbury, Hobbsville) to staggered four-year terms; Chairman and Vice Chairman elected annually. Chair: Emily Truman (Gatesville District). Vice-Chair: Nathan Berryman (Hobbsville District).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Gates County Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Eure Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Gates Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Gatesville Fire Department · Emergency Services District
- Hobbsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Sunbury Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
- Gatesville · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
- Gates County Drainage District 1 · Special District · Drainage
- Gates Drainage District 3 · Special District · Drainage
- Gates Drainage District 4 · Special District · Drainage
- Gates Soil and Water Conservation District · Special District · Soil & Water Conservation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)