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// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Gates, Nebraska say to its neighbor? "You're always gating in the way.

Gates is an unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

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Gates was named in honor of an early settler.[2] A post office was established at Gates in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1989.[3]

References

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gates, Nebraska
  2. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 46. ISBN 0803250606. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

41°38′25″N 99°38′09″W / 41.64028°N 99.63583°W / 41.64028; -99.63583