Wisdom, Missouri

Wisdom, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Wisdom, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°10′01″N 93°28′37″W / 38.16694°N 93.47694°W / 38.16694; -93.47694Coordinates: 38°10′01″N 93°28′37″W / 38.16694°N 93.47694°W / 38.16694; -93.47694
Country United States
State Missouri
County Benton
Elevation 764 ft (233 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 660
GNIS feature ID 741369[1]

Wisdom is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Wisdom is located on Hogles Creek 7.4 miles (11.9 km) southwest of Warsaw.[2]

History

A post office called Wisdom was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] The community was named for A. J. Wisdom, a settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wisdom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Benton County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 210.


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