Witty, Missouri

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]

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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 29 September 2016.
  5. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.



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