- Gatesville, Indiana
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official_name = Gatesville
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Brown
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Hamblen
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latd = 39
latm = 15
lats = 42
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 08
longs = 47
longEW = W
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_ft = 653
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postal_code = 47448
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blank_info = 18-27115GR|2
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blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:434995 434995]
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footnotes =Gatesville is an unincorporated town in Hamblen Township, Brown County,
Indiana . Two legends persist about the origin of its name. One says it was founded by a fellow named either David or William Gates. The other says that it was founded as Hamblen, Indiana and was a prosperous community until 1917 when the county surveyor discovered that the main thoroughfare into town was on private land. The landowner immediately sat up a gate and began collecting tolls. When an alternate road was finally built, it was named theSpearsville -Gatesville Road in jest. However, the new name stuck and was affixed to the old community of Hamblen.Geography
Gatesville is located at coor dms|39|15|42|N|86|08|47|W|city.
References
*cite book
first = N. Carol
last = Inman
year = 1991
title = The Origins of 1001 Towns In Indiana
publisher = Indiana State Historical Association
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