Wisdom, Missouri
Wisdom, Missouri | |
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Coordinates: 38°10′01″N 93°28′37″W / 38.16694°N 93.47694°WCoordinates: 38°10′01″N 93°28′37″W / 38.16694°N 93.47694°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Benton |
Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 660 |
GNIS feature ID | 741369[1] |
Wisdom is an unincorporated community in southwest Benton County, Missouri, United States. Wisdom is located on the Hogles Creek arm of Truman Lake.[2] It is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) southwest of Warsaw.[3]
History[]
A post office called Wisdom was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1956.[4] The community was named for A. J. Wisdom, a settler.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Wisdom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 43-4 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Benton County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 210.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri region geography stubs