Welcome to Gate ...
So far, we found very little information about Gate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gate, please Contact Us.
Gate would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.
The location of Gate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gate is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Gate was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Gate would have been located in the (479) area code.
Communities Also Named Gate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gate - they are located in Oklahoma, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gate.
Communities near Gate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gate.
- Mena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
- Mena is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <5>
- Waldron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Waldron is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <5>
- Hatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <5>
- Y City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Boles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles is located in Scott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boles <5>
- Rich Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Board Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Parks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Parks is located in Scott County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gate. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gate. See our Newspapers Page for Gate.
Adding Gate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gate in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gate post office opened in 1888.
We also found Gate in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |