Wingate, TX

Wingate is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 83 residents. The area was initially settled by several pioneer families in the early 1890s. A school opened in 1891 and a post office was established on March 14, 1892. A newcomer can read Wingate through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Wingate comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Wingate is situated along FM 53 in northwestern Runnels County, about 13 miles northwest of Winters and 54 miles southwest of Abilene.