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| Coordinates: 36°47′20″N91°11′31″W / 36.78889°N 91.19194°W | |
| County | Oregon |
| State |  Missouri |
| Area code | 573 |
Wilderness is an unincorporated community in northeast Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
The community is at the end of Missouri Route K within the Irish Wilderness area of the Mark Twain National Forest. The Eleven Point River is three miles to the southeast and Alton is twelve miles to the southeast. [2]
A post office called Wilderness was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] The community derives its name from a region originally called "Irish Wilderness", a former Irish colony which was abandoned on account of Civil War violence. [4]
Oregon County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,635. Its county seat is Alton. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named for the Oregon Territory in the northwestern United States.
The Irish Wilderness is a 16,227-acre (66 km2) wilderness area in the U.S. State of Missouri. The U.S. Congress designated it a wilderness in 1984. The Irish Wilderness is located within the Eleven Point Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Alton, Missouri. The Irish Wilderness is one of eight wilderness areas protected and preserved in Missouri.
Couch is a small, unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri, United States. It is located six miles south of Alton on Missouri Route A. The ZIP Code for Couch is 65690.
Myrtle is a small, unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri, United States. It lies 14 mi (23 km) southeast of Alton, 14 mi (23 km) east of Thayer and approximately 3⁄4 mi (1.2 km) north of the Arkansas state line. The community lies on a low ridge above the south side of Mill Creek along Missouri Route V.
The Rockpile Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Missouri in Mark Twain National Forest. It takes its name from an ancient circle of granite rock, piled by some earlier man on top of the mountain. The namesake rock pile most likely was an Indian cairn. It is located in Madison County, Missouri, southeast of Bell Mountain and southwest of Fredericktown, Missouri. The area is primarily a broken ridge, having steep rocky slopes running from Little Grass Mountain on the north to the National Forest boundary four miles to the south.
Forbes is an unincorporated community in southeastern Holt County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately five miles southeast of Oregon.
Sweetwater is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes H and HH approximately five miles southeast of Neosho. Aroma is 2.5 miles north and Boulder City lies two miles southeast on Route H.
Billmore is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Calm is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community is located at the junction of Missouri routes 142 and UU, one mile east of the Eleven Point River and two miles west of the Oregon - Ripley county line.
Farewell is an unincorporated community in southern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Garfield is an unincorporated community in southeast Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community is located adjacent to Missouri Route E, approximately three miles southeast of Couch.
Greer is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Greer lies on Missouri Route 19 between Alton to the south-southwest and Winona to the north. Route 19 crosses the Eleven Point River at Greer Crossing, approximately three miles northeast of the village. Greer Spring lies just to the north of the community.
Griswold is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.
Jeff is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Jobe is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located approximately seven miles east of Couch and five and one-half miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas border. Frederick Creek flows past the north side of the community and the Eleven Point River is 3.5 miles to the east.
Lulu is a populated place in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the Mark Twain National Forest boundary along county road 160-129 approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 160 and five miles east of Alton.
Rover is an unincorporated community in western Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies approximately eleven miles west of Alton and is on Missouri Route M, 1.5 miles south of U.S. Route 160.
Royal Oak is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on U.S. Route 160, approximately five miles northwest of Alton. Dry Creek flows past approximately one half mile east of the location.
Woodside is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located on Missouri Route 19 approximately three miles north of Alton.
Tyler is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is situated on County Road 570, approximately four miles east-southeast of Cooter. The Mississippi River is 1.5 miles to the east, while Cottonwood Point, situated on the bank of the Mississippi, is three miles to the northeast.
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