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Witty is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community is located adjacent to Little Beaver Creek along Missouri Route DD and is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) east of the Douglas - Christian county line.

History

A post office called Witty was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1926. An early postmaster named Witty gave the community his name.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Witty, Missouri
2. Bradleyville Missouri 15 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1937
3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
5. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

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County seat: Ava
City	Ava
Townships	Benton Boone Brown Brush Creek Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cass Champion Clay Clinton Findley Jackson Lincoln McKinley McMurtrey Miller Richland Spencer Spring Creek Walls Washington Wood
Unincorporated communities	Arden Arno Basher Bertha Blanche Brushyknob Buckhart Champion Cheney Coldspring Cross Roads Denlow Depew Dogwood Drury Fielden Filer Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Granada Hebron Hest Merritt Olathia Ongo Pansy Prior Red Bank Richville Rome Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz Witty
Ghost towns	Ann Biggs Bryant Larissa Midway Omba Rippee Silverton Tedrick
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36°51′21″N 92°53′38″W / 36.85583°N 92.89389°W / 36.85583; -92.89389

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