noun

• A topographic surname.
• A placename
• A rural community in British Columbia, Canada.
• An unincorporated community in Nebraska, United States.
• A town in New York, United States.
• An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States.
• A city in Oregon, United States.
• A town in Tennessee, United States.
• Ellipsis of Gates County. [One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Gatesville.]