Wingate, formerly known as "Pleasant Hill",[5] is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

While the town's name was originally changed from Pleasant Hill to avoid confusion with another town called Pleasant Hill on the rail line, the name was changed from Wingate to Whitlock to appease the discontent of John C Wingate's political adversaries.

Signage on the north and south ends of town (shown right) along Indiana State Road 25 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.

[9] The same sign also mentions that Wingate produced four Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductees—Homer Stonebraker,[10] Jesse Wood,[11] Lee Thorn[12] and Alonzo Goldsberry[13]—and two football hall of famers.

[14] Wingate was the site of the first electric basketball scoreboard; it was invented in 1935 by two local men, Lee Haxton and Roy Meharry.

[15] Wingate is located at the intersection of Indiana State Road 25 and Indiana State Road 55 in the northwest corner of Montgomery County, approximately 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Crawfordsville, the county seat.

Wingate is the southern terminus of State Road 55, which runs northwest out of town, leading 5 miles (8 km) to Newtown.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wingate has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2), all land.

The maintenance person is responsible for signage, road condition, sewers, and water.