Gateswood, Alabama

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Gateswood, Alabama
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Gateswood, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°43′16″N87°34′51″W / 30.72111°N 87.58083°W / 30.72111; -87.58083
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID156398 [1]

Gateswood is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

History

The names Gateswood is a combination of Gates, a local family, and wood. [2] A post office operated under the name Gateswood from 1890 to 1927. [3]

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References

  1. "Gateswood". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 62. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 23, 2020.