Wise Gap, (also known as Wise's Gap), is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Monroe County, Mississippi Monroe County is a county on the northeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi next to Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,989. Its county seat is Aberdeen. History The county is named in honor of James Monroe, the fift ...

, United States. Wise Gap is located east of Amory. It is located near the intersection of

U.S. Route 278 U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at US 71/ US 59, passing through five states in the process. Landmarks along its route includ ...

and

Mississippi Highway 8 Mississippi Highway 8 (MS 8) is an east–west state highway in northern Mississippi, running from MS 1 in Rosedale to U.S. Route 278 (US 278) northeast of Aberdeen. Points of interest along the route include Great River Road State Park, Del ...

History

The community is named for the Wise family, who were early settlers of the area. It was one of the first settled communities in

North Mississippi North Mississippi is a region in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties share a unique cultural history that di ...

and was once home to a church,

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, multiple stores, and blacksmith shop. Wise Gap is located along the

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. The Wise Gap Field is a

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

field located in Wise Gap.

Notable person

Tilghman Tucker Tilghman Mayfield Tucker (February 5, 1802 – April 3, 1859) was Governor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. He was a Democrat. Biography Tucker was born in North Carolina near Lime Stone Springs, and lived in Alabama for a time before moving ...

, governor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. Worked as a blacksmith in Wise Gap.

References

Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{MonroeCountyMS-geo-stub