Wilderness | |
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Coordinates: 36°47′20″N 91°11′31″W / 36.78889°N 91.19194°W | |
County | Oregon |
State | Missouri |
Area code | 573 |
Wilderness is an unincorporated community in northeast Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
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. [2]
A post office called Wilderness was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] 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. [4]
Wilderness | |
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Coordinates: 36°47′20″N 91°11′31″W / 36.78889°N 91.19194°W | |
County | Oregon |
State | Missouri |
Area code | 573 |
Wilderness is an unincorporated community in northeast Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
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. [2]
A post office called Wilderness was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] 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. [4]