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
editA 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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wishart, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.51 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "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 / 37.50889°N 93.45972°W
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