Unincorporated community in the American state of 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]
^ 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 .
City Map of Missouri highlighting Douglas County Townships
Benton
Boone
Brown
Brush Creek
Bryan
Buchanan
Campbell
Cass
Champion
Clay
Clinton
Findley
Jackson
Lincoln
McKinley
McMurtrey
Miller
Richland
Spencer
Spring Creek
Walls
Washington
Wood
Unincorporated communities Ghost towns
36°51′21″N 92°53′38″W / 36.85583°N 92.89389°W / 36.85583; -92.89389