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	~~[[File~~:~~1886~~-Gatewood~~.jpg~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~406x406px~~\|~~1886 Directory Listing for Gatewood~~]]		<div style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;">
	Gatewood ~~is a Daviess County community on Kentucky~~		{\| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;"
	1389, ~~about~~ a mile south of the Hancock County line~~. The area~~		\|-
	~~was settled very early, as it offered fertile, rolling, well-drained~~		! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" \| Gatewood, Kentucky
	~~land, lots of timber for buildings, and Blackford Creek as an avenue~~		\|-
	~~of transportation.~~		\| '''Type''' \|\| Community
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			\| '''County''' \|\| [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]]
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			\| '''State''' \|\| Kentucky
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			\| '''Named for''' \|\| Griffin Gatewood
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			\| '''Oldest institution''' \|\| Friendly Grove Baptist Church
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			\| '''Masonic Lodge''' \|\| Organized 1868
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			\| '''Location''' \|\| KY 1389, a mile south of the Hancock County line
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	~~The town was probably named for Griffin~~ Gatewood, ~~who at~~		'''Gatewood''' is a [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]] community on Kentucky 1389, about a mile south of the Hancock County line. The area was settled very early, as it offered fertile, rolling, well-drained land, lots of timber for buildings, and Blackford Creek as an avenue of transportation.
	the ~~age of eleven, moved with his family to~~ Hancock County in
	~~1830~~. ~~His father died in 1838~~ and ~~Gatewood moved across the~~
	~~creek to Daviess the next year~~.

	~~Few records exist~~ for the ~~early history~~ of ~~the village, but Isaac~~		==Naming==
	~~W. Lambert is known~~ to ~~have operated a farm and small grocery~~		The town was probably named for Griffin Gatewood, who at the age of eleven moved with his family to Hancock County in 1830. His father died in 1838 and Gatewood moved across the creek to Daviess the next year.
	~~store~~. ~~The oldest entity~~ in Gatewood ~~was Friendly Grove Baptist~~
	~~Church. The Rev. William Head was~~ the ~~pastor of Friendly Grove~~
	~~and Rock Spring(Yelvington) churches in 1842~~.

	~~A Masonic Lodge was organized in 1868. A plat~~ of the ~~town~~		==Early Village==
	~~in 1876 shows~~ a ~~school about a quarter mile out Kentucky 951~~.		Few records exist for the early history of the village, but Isaac W. Lambert is known to have operated a farm and small grocery store. The oldest entity in Gatewood was [[Friendly Grove Baptist Church]]. The Rev. William Head was the pastor of Friendly Grove and Rock Spring ([[Yelvington, Kentucky\|Yelvington]]) churches in 1842.
	~~There~~ was ~~also a previous school, the Scifres School or Gatewood~~
	~~School, located behind the~~ Friendly Grove Church.
	The ~~Gatewood Grocery, probably~~ the ~~sucessor~~ of ~~Isaac Lambert’s~~
	~~store~~, ~~operated until the 1970’s. The building was later destroyed~~
	~~by fire~~.

	Gatewood was known for years as a stronghold of the Democratic		==Lodge, Schools and Store==
	Party. In 1864, for example, General McClellan received		A Masonic Lodge was organized in 1868. A plat of the town in 1876 shows a school about a quarter mile out Kentucky 951. There was also a previous school, the Scifres School or Gatewood School, located behind the Friendly Grove Church.
	147 votes to Abraham ~~Lincoln’s~~ zero. In 1868 the Democrat,
	Seymour, got 288 votes, while General Ulysses S. Grant received		The Gatewood Grocery, probably the successor of Isaac Lambert's store, operated until the 1970s. The building was later destroyed by fire.
	only four.
			==Politics==
			Gatewood was known for years as a stronghold of the Democratic Party. In 1864, for example, General McClellan received 147 votes to Abraham Lincoln's zero. In 1868 the Democrat, Seymour, got 288 votes, while General Ulysses S. Grant received only four.

			[[File:1886-Gatewood.jpg\|thumb\|left\|406x406px\|1886 Directory Listing for Gatewood]]
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	''Reference to an article by Bonita Brown''		''Reference to an article by Bonita Brown''

	[[Category:Towns]]		[[Category:Towns]]
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Gatewood is a Daviess County community on Kentucky
1389, about a mile south of the Hancock County line. The area
was settled very early, as it offered fertile, rolling, well-drained
land, lots of timber for buildings, and Blackford Creek as an avenue
of transportation.

The town was probably named for Griffin Gatewood, who at
the age of eleven, moved with his family to Hancock County in
1830. His father died in 1838 and Gatewood moved across the
creek to Daviess the next year.

Few records exist for the early history of the village, but Isaac
W. Lambert is known to have operated a farm and small grocery
store. The oldest entity in Gatewood was Friendly Grove Baptist
Church. The Rev. William Head was the pastor of Friendly Grove
and Rock Spring(Yelvington) churches in 1842.

A Masonic Lodge was organized in 1868. A plat of the town
in 1876 shows a school about a quarter mile out Kentucky 951.
There was also a previous school, the Scifres School or Gatewood
School, located behind the Friendly Grove Church.
The Gatewood Grocery, probably the sucessor of Isaac Lambert’s
store, operated until the 1970’s. The building was later destroyed
by fire.

Gatewood was known for years as a stronghold of the Democratic
Party. In 1864, for example, General McClellan received
147 votes to Abraham Lincoln’s zero. In 1868 the Democrat,
Seymour, got 288 votes, while General Ulysses S. Grant received
only four.

''Reference to an article by Bonita Brown''
[[Category:Towns]]