Official Name: | Wise Gap, Mississippi |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wise Gap |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 400 |
Coordinates: | 33.8989°N -88.3317°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 692328 |
Wise Gap, (also known as Wise's Gap), is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.
Wise Gap is located east of Amory. It is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 278 and Mississippi Highway 8.
The community is named for the Wise family, who were early settlers of the area.[1] 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.[2]
Wise Gap is located along the BNSF Railway.[3]
The Wise Gap Field is a natural gas field located in Wise Gap.[4]