Wise Gap, Mississippi

Wise Gap, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°53′56″N88°19′54″W / 33.89889°N 88.33167°W / 33.89889; -88.33167
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Monroe
Elevation	400 ft (100 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	692328 [1]

Wise Gap, (also known as Wise's Gap), is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. ^[1]

Wise Gap is located east of Amory. It is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 278 and Mississippi Highway 8.

History

The community is named for the Wise family, who were early settlers of the area. ^[2] It was one of the first settled communities in North Mississippi and was once home to a church, camp ground, multiple stores, and blacksmith shop. ^[3]

Wise Gap is located along the BNSF Railway. ^[4]

The Wise Gap Field is a natural gas field located in Wise Gap. ^[5]

Notable person

• Tilghman Tucker, governor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. Worked as a blacksmith in Wise Gap. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wise Gap
2. Howell, Horace G. (1949). The Howells, Monroe County, Mississippi, 1812-1949. Aberdeen, Mississippi: Kirkpatrick. p. 41.
3. "Wise's Gap 1816". hmdb.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
4. Howe, Tony. "Wise Gap, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
5. "MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI OIL & GAS PRODUCTION INDEX MAP" (PDF). geology.deq.ms.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2023.