Welcome to Wisdoms Store ...
So far, we found very little information about Wisdoms Store. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wisdoms Store to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wisdoms Store, please Contact Us.
Wisdoms Store would have been located within present day Harris County<2>.
The location of Wisdoms Store has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wisdoms Store, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wisdoms Store is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wisdoms Store was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Wisdoms Store (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Wisdoms Store still existed, it would have been in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.
Websites for Wisdoms Store ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.harriscountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wisdoms Store, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Wisdoms Store ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wisdoms Store.
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Troup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <6>
- Mountain Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
- Lanett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
- Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <6>
- Fortson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
- Fortson is located in Muscogee County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <6>
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Troup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Twin Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Pine Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain <6>
- Sunny Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
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 Wisdoms Store. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wisdoms Store.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wisdoms Store. 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 Wisdoms Store.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wisdoms Store. See our Newspapers Page for Wisdoms Store.
Adding Wisdoms Store to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wisdoms Store in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wisdoms Store was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Wisdoms Store on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wisdoms Store.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wisdoms Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wisdoms Store - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |