Welcome to Gateswood ...

Gateswood is located in Baldwin County<1>.

The location of Gateswood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gateswood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Gateswood is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gateswood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gateswood is within the boundaries of the (251) area code.

Communities near Gateswood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gateswood.

• Daphne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <4>
• Bay Minette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
  • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <4>
• Spanish Fort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Spanish Fort is located in Baldwin County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fort <4>
• Robertsdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
  • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <4>
• Loxley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
  • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <4>
• Summerdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <4>
• Silverhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
  • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <4>
• Barrineau Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
  • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
• Phillipsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
• Stapleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
  • Stapleton is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stapleton <4>

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 Gateswood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gateswood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gateswood. 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 Gateswood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gateswood. See our Newspapers Page for Gateswood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gateswood ...

Looking for more information about Gateswood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gateswood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gateswood.

Adding Gateswood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gateswood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gateswood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gateswood post office opened in 1890.

We also found Gateswood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gateswood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gateswood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/