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]
Wisdom, Missouri | |
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  Wisdom  Wisdom | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 741369[1] |
History
editA 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
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wisdom, Missouri
- ^ 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 September 1, 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 210.
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