There are no gnomes in Swords & Wizardry, just tantalizing hints...
White Box (3rd)
Dwarves can speak gnomish (page 16)
White Box (1st)
Halfling is a broader category of wee folk, including gnomes (page 10)
Core (4th)
nothing
Complete (Kickstarter)
nothing
Monstrosities
There is no entry for Gnome, but they are mentioned in some of the encounter write ups - beware of spoilers. A type of armor is described that specifically calls out sizes for halflings and gnomes being smaller than dwarves (page 14). Officially gnomes use halfling stats (page 66, 70). Most telling, a couple of entries outline the gnome village of Nomengarten. We get all the standard fare, including mushroom houses, earth-tone clothes, red, cone hats, peace-loving friends of small forest animals (think Pink Floyd), smurf-like singing and dancing, gold and pastries. I would also add that gnomes seem to attract a certain category of monsters...
Finally, here is a thorough exposition on the broader subject by Matthew James Stanham.
And this is just genius: The Backpack Gnome by tony dowler
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