Fort Gates
Fort Gates, was a United States Army fort established on October 26, 1849, as Camp Gates by Captain William Reading Montgomery and two companies of the Eighth United States Infantry.
Photo: Pi3.124, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Mountain and Gatesville.
South Mountain
Village
South Mountain is a town in Coryell County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Mountain had a population of 411. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. South Mountain is situated 2½ miles north of Fort Gates.
Gatesville
Town
Gatesville is a city in and the county seat of Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,135 at the 2020 census. The city has five of the nine prisons and state jails for women operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Gatesville is situated 4½ miles northwest of Fort Gates.
Fort Gates
- Type: Park
- Description: fort in Texas, United States
- Category: fort
- Location: Coryell, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.39044° or 31° 23′ 26″ north
Longitude
-97.68446° or 97° 41′ 4″ west
Elevation
761 feet (232 metres)
Open location code
863498R8+56
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- Cebuano: “Fort Gates”
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