Gatewood, Missouri Explained

Gatewood is an unincorporated community in southwest Ripley County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately fourteen miles west-southwest of Doniphan on Route 142.[1]

A post office called Gatewood was established in 1854, and closed in 2001.[2] The community has the name of Richard Gatewood, a pioneer citizen.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66,
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220121842/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Ripley . 20 December 2016 .
  3. Web site: Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071854/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ripley.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 14, 2016 .

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