Welcome to Wise ...

Wise is located in Warren County<1>.

The location of Wise has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Wise is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wise lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wise is within the boundaries of the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Wise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Wise - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wise.

Communities near Wise ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wise.

• Henderson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• South Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
  • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
• Norlina
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
  • Norlina is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <4>
• Warrenton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Littleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
• La Crosse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
• Boydton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
  • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
• Brodnax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <4>
• Middleburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Macon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wise.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wise. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wise.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wise. See our Newspapers Page for Wise.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wise ...

Looking for more information about Wise? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wise.

Adding Wise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wise in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wise post office opened in 1891.

We also found Wise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/