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.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Mountain and Gatesville.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 384 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 2½ miles north of Fort Gates.

Town
is a city in and the county seat of , 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. is situated 4½ miles northwest of Fort Gates.

Fort Gates

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
Geo­Names ID
4691872
Wiki­data ID
Q5471202
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