Gatewood, West Virginia

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
  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 2016-08-28.


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