Welcome to Wise ...Wise is located in Buchanan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wise, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Wise is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Wise lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Wise: 319 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), Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, 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.
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 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 (so far) for Wise was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wise. Footnotes ...
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