Record

About Gate

Gate is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 60 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, "Gate, Oklahoma", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Gate, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Gate is

USGS topographic map around Gate — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Gate

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1954 Perryton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Perryton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1970 Gate sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1986 Beaver sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Gate

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.

Cline5.3 mi S · Beaver
Doby Springs15.1 mi E · Harper
Charleston34.1 mi E · Harper

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Gate": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Gate, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q2708964.
USGS GNIS 1093146.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).