Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri Unincorporated community in Missouri, Oregon
| Wilderness | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Wilderness | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′20″N 91°11′31″W / 36.78889°N 91.19194°W / 36.78889; -91.19194 | |
| County | Oregon |
| State |  Missouri |
| Area code | 573 |
Wilderness is an unincorporated community in northeast Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
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.
History
A post office called Wilderness was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1954. 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.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilderness, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN 0899332242
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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| County seat: Alton | ||
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