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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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Witty, Missouri
- ↑ Bradleyville Missouri 15 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1937
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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