Gateswood, Alabama

Gateswood, Alabama
Gateswood, Alabama
Unincorporated community
	Gateswood, Alabama Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 30°43′16″N 87°34′51″W / 30.72111°N 87.58083°WCoordinates: 30°43′16″N 87°34′51″W / 30.72111°N 87.58083°W
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(s)	251
GNIS feature ID	156398

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]

References[]

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

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[1] "Gateswood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[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 23 February 2020.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Bay Minette
Cities	Bay Minette Daphne Fairhope Foley Gulf Shores Orange Beach Robertsdale Spanish Fort
Towns	Elberta Loxley Magnolia Springs Perdido Beach Silverhill Summerdale
CDPs	Bon Secour Lillian Perdido Point Clear Stapleton Stockton
Other unincorporated communities	Barnwell Battles Wharf Belforest Blacksher Bromley Carpenter's Station Clay City Crossroads Elsanor Fort Morgan Gasque Gateswood Hurricane Josephine Latham Little River Malbis Marlow Miflin Montrose Oak Ono Island Oyster Bay Pine Grove Rabun Seacliff Seminole Swift Tensaw Yelling Settlement
Ghost town	Blakeley
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Gateswood, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Gateswood, Alabama Gateswood, Alabama Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 30°43′16″N 87°34′51″W / 30.72111°N 87.58083°W / 30.72111; -87.58083Coordinates: 30°43′16″N 87°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(s)	251
GNIS feature ID	156398^[1]