Gatewood, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°00′38″N 81°03′39″W / 38.01056°N 81.06083°W / 38.01056; -81.06083
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Gatewood is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

The community was named after Elizabeth Gatewood Bibb, the wife of an early settler.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gatewood, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 262. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016.

38°00′38″N 81°03′39″W / 38.01056°N 81.06083°W / 38.01056; -81.06083


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