Wingate Map
Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census.
Wingate was platted, (as Pleasant Hill), by Christian Bever in 1832. Citizens renamed the town in honor of prominent townsperson, John C. Wingate.
Signage on the north and south ends of town (shown right) along Indiana State Road 25 proudly boast that, following the first Indiana State Basketball Championships that were held in 1911, the Wingate team was the first to win back-to-back championships in 1913 and 1914. The Wingate team was also state champions in 1920. The same sign also mentions that Wingate produced 4 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductees (Homer Stonebraker, Jesse Wood, Pete Thorn, and Alonzo Goldsberry), 2 Football hall of famers, and was the site of the first electric basketball scoreboard.
Nearby cities include Veedersburg, Attica, Crawfordsville, Williamsport, Darlington.