Wilderness, Missouri
Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, Oregon
36°47′20″N 91°11′31″W / 36.78889°N 91.19194°W / 36.78889; -91.19194
MissouriWilderness is an unincorporated community in northeast Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is at the end of Missouri Route K within the Irish Wilderness area of the Mark Twain National Forest. The Eleven Point River is three miles to the southeast and Alton is twelve miles to the southeast.[2]
History
A post office called Wilderness was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] The community derives its name from a region originally called "Irish Wilderness", a former Irish colony which was abandoned on account of Civil War violence.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilderness, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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