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Gatewood, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°34′37″N 91°05′23″W / 36.57694°N 91.08972°W / 36.57694; -91.08972
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Gatewood is an unincorporated community in southwest Ripley County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately fourteen miles west-southwest of Doniphan on Route 142.[2]

A post office called Gatewood was established in 1854, and closed in 2001.[3] The community has the name of Richard Gatewood, a pioneer citizen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gatewood, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

36°34′37″N 91°05′23″W / 36.57694°N 91.08972°W / 36.57694; -91.08972