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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Gate (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gate. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Gate is located in Beaver County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaver County: Clark (KS), Meade (KS), Seward (KS), Ellis, Harper, Texas, Lipscomb (TX) & Ochiltree (TX).

Below are the counties that are near Gate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gate:

  • Beaver County     (The home county of Gate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gate, with the one closest to Gate listed first.
    • Knowles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
      • Knowles is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knowles <2>
    • Slapout
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapout
      • Slapout is located in Beaver County
    • Logan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Beaver County
    • Beaver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
    • Forgan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Ellis County
    • Catesby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
      • Catesby is located in Ellis County
  • Harper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gate, with the one closest to Gate listed first.
    • Rosston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
      • Rosston is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosston <2>
    • Laverne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • May
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <2>
  • Clark County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gate, with the one closest to Gate listed first.
    • Englewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Clark County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lipscomb County (TX)
    • Follett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
      • Follett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gate, see our County-by-County Page for Gate.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gate ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gate.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gate. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gate and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gate.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Gate.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gate:

Cemeteries Near Gate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gate.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gate, with the one closest to Gate listed first.

  • Gate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate Cemetery
  • Zelma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zelma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zelma Cemetery
  • Cline Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
  • Highland Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Chapel Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
  • Madison Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Laverne Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laverne Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laverne Memorial Cemetery
    • Doby Springs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doby Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doby Springs Cemetery
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gate had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gate had a population of 85 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gate, with the one closest to Gate listed first.

  • Englewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Clark County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Clear Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Beaver County
  • Logan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Beaver County
  • Beaver
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
  • Ashland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gate.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8517, Longitude: -100.0552       In this case, the coordinates for Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.




 

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