Welcome to Wisdom ...

Wisdom is located in Metcalfe County<1>.

The location of Wisdom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wisdom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Wisdom is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wisdom lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wisdom (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Wisdom is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Wisdom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wisdom - they are located in Kansas, Missouri and Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wisdom.

Communities near Wisdom ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wisdom.

• Glasgow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cave City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Edmonton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Park City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Hiseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Kino
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
  • Kino is located in Barren County
• Slick Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
  • Slick Rock is located in Barren County
• Knob Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
  • Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
• Eighty Eight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
  • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wisdom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wisdom.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wisdom. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wisdom.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wisdom. See our Newspapers Page for Wisdom.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wisdom ...

Looking for more information about Wisdom? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wisdom, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wisdom.

Adding Wisdom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wisdom in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wisdom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wisdom post office opened in 1894.

We also found Wisdom on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wisdom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wisdom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/