Wisdom, Missouri
Wisdom is an unincorporated community in southwest Benton County, Missouri, United States. Wisdom is located on the Hogles Creek arm of Truman Lake. It is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) southwest of Warsaw.
History
A post office called Wisdom was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1956. The community was named for A. J. Wisdom, a settler.
References
- ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Village | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Former settlements | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
 | This Benton County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |