Gateswood, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

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

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.