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High Gate, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°09′28″N 91°40′30″W / 38.15778°N 91.67500°W / 38.15778; -91.67500
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High Gate is an unincorporated community in eastern Maries County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is at the intersection of routes H and U approximately fourteen miles east of Vienna and 1.5 miles from the Maries-Gasconade county line.[2]

A post office called High Gate was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1971.[3] The community was named after Highgate, London, the native home of an early settler.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "High Gate". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 46 and 47 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Maries County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

38°09′28″N 91°40′30″W / 38.15778°N 91.67500°W / 38.15778; -91.67500