Welcome to Wise ...

Wise is located in Isabella County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Wise is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wise lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Wise: (989)

Communities Also Named Wise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Wise - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wise ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Clare
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clare is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <4>
• Gladwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
  • Gladwin is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladwin <4>
• Lake Isabella
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
  • Lake Isabella village
• Shepherd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• Coleman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
• Beaverton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
• Farwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
• Sanford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Rosebush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Rosebush is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <4>

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 Wise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wise.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wise. 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 Wise.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wise ...

Looking for more information about Wise? 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 Wise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wise.

Adding Wise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wise 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 Wise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wise post office opened in 1884.

We also found Wise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/