Wise Gap in Monroe County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Wise's Gap 1816

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel

1. Wise's Gap 1816 Marker

Inscription. The first community in N. Miss., begun here by John Wise in 1816, had stores, a cemetery, a camp ground, a church called "Uncle Jimmy Wise's Meetinghouse," a blacksmith shop in which future Gov. Tucker worked.

Erected 1976 by Monroe County Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 33° 53.968′ N, 88° 19.979′ W. Marker is in Wise Gap, Mississippi, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 278 and Tribble Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 278. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenwood Springs MS 38848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, specifically in the Black Prairie,

in the Golden Triangle,

and in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Splunge Free Will Baptist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Mormon Springs (approx. 5½ miles away); Howell Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); Center Point Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); Athens (approx. 6.6 miles away); New Hope Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Becker Post Office (approx. 10.1 miles away); Gilmore Sanitarium (approx. 10.1 miles away).

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marker is no longer nearby. Monroe County Created 1815 (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel

2. Wise's Gap 1816 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,207 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.