Welcome to Witty ...

Witty is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Witty is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Witty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Witty is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Witty: (417)

Communities near Witty ...

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

• Ava
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
• Forsyth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Sparta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Merriam Woods
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
  • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
• Rockaway Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <4>
• Bull Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
  • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Taneyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
  • Taneyville is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
• Saddlebrooke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
  • Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
  • Saddlebrooke village
• Bradleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
  • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
• Rome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Douglas 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 Witty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Witty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witty ...

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

Adding Witty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Witty post office opened in 1892.

We also found Witty on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Witty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/