Wisdom is an

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in southwest Benton County,

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, United States. Wisdom is located on the Hogles Creek arm of

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.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 43-4 It is southwest of

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History

A post office called Wisdom was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1956. The community was named for A. J. Wisdom, a settler.

References

Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{BentonCountyMO-geo-stub