Gatewood, West Virginia

About Gatewood

Gatewood is a small unincorporated community in southern West Virginia.

Gatewood holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.54 square miles.

📰 Gatewood News Today

• In 1953, Emma Gatewood tried hiking the Appalachian Trail, got lost and was rescued; two years later, at The Times of India · Aug 16
• Christmas Eve car accident on Gatewood Road causes severe damage to Fayette County family's home - WOAY-TV WOAY-TV · Dec 31
• Darvell Gatewood Sports Illustrated · Jul 24
• Roger Gregory Gatewood, Jr. Obituary (2026) - LOUISA, VA - D.D. Watson Mortician, Inc. - Louisa Legacy obituary · Mar 31
• Attorney charged with DUI, reckless driving in connection to Christmas Eve collision at house in Fayette County - WOAY-TV WOAY-TV · Mar 11

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What Makes Gatewood Unique

• The only place in America named Gatewood — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

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