Wise

Wise is a town in . The population was 2,970 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874.
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  • Type: Town with 2,970 residents
  • Description: town in Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Big Glades”, “Gladesville Court House”, “Gladeville”, “Wise (Virginia)”, “Wise Court House”, “Wise, VA”, “Wise, Virginia”, and “Wисе”
  • Postal code: 24293

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wise County Courthouse and J J Kelly High School.

Courthouse
Photo: Jhb 10s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located at 206 East Main Street in downtown Wise, Virginia.

School
J. J. Kelly High School is a former public high school in Wise, Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glamorgan and Esserville.

Locality
is an unincorporated community and coal town… is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wise.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and coal… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wise.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and coal town… is situated 3 miles southwest of Wise.

Wise

Latitude
36.97727° or 36° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
-82.57946° or 82° 34′ 46″ west
Population
2,970
Elevation
2,451 feet (747 metres)
IATA airport code
LNP
Open location code
868VXCGC+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153859739
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4829341
Wiki­data ID
Q1375444
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Wise” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وايز”
  • Basque: “Wise”
  • Belarusian: “Уайз”
  • Catalan: “Wise”
  • Cebuano: “Wise”
  • Chechen: “Вайз”
  • Chinese: “懷斯鎮”
  • Danish: “Wise”
  • Dutch: “Wise”
  • French: “Wise”
  • German: “Wise”
  • Gilaki: “وایز (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “وایز”
  • Haitian: “Wise, Vijini”
  • Haitian: “Wise”
  • Hebrew: “וייס”
  • Hungarian: “Wise”
  • Irish: “Wise”
  • Italian: “Wise”
  • Japanese: “ワイズ”
  • Ladin: “Wise”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wise”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wise”
  • Norwegian: “Wise”
  • Polish: “Wise”
  • Portuguese: “Wise”
  • Russian: “Вис”
  • Russian: “Уайз”
  • Serbian: “Вајз”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wise, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wise”
  • Slovenian: “Wise”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ویس، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Wise”
  • Swedish: “Wise, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Wise”
  • Tatar: “Вайз”
  • Ukrainian: “Вайз”
  • Urdu: “وائز، ورجینیا”
  • Uzbek: “Wise”
  • Volapük: “Wise”
  • Welsh: “Wise, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Wise”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hamilton Town and Stephens.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wise Farmers‘ Market and Trinity United Methodist Church.

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