Witty is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] The community is located adjacent to Little Beaver Creek along Missouri Route DD and is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) east of the Douglas - Christian county line.[2][3]

History

A post office called Witty was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1926.[4] An early postmaster named Witty gave the community his name.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Witty, Missouri
  2. ↑ Bradleyville Missouri 15 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1937
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

36°51′21″N 92°53′38″W / 36.85583°N 92.89389°W / 36.85583; -92.89389


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