Gatewood, Missouri

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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]

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References

  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 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 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.

Coordinates: 36°34′37″N91°05′23″W / 36.57694°N 91.08972°W / 36.57694; -91.08972


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