Wishart,_Missouri

Wishart, Missouri

Wishart, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Wishart is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on a county road approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Morrisville. Slagle Creek flows past just south of the community and meets the Little Sac River about two miles to the west.[2]

History

A post office called Wishart was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] The community has the name of one D.R. Wishart, a railroad official.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wishart, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.51 ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

37°30′32″N 93°27′35″W


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