Wyatt, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Mississippi County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 364 (Change since 1990: -3.2%)
• Founded: May 14, 1900 by K. N. Smith
• Name origin: William Wyatt
• Previously known as: Payne and Smithton

Geography

• Located adjacent to Wilson City just south of US 60/62
• Latitude: 36°55'09" N   (+36.9192)
• Longitude: 89°12'36" W   (-89.2100)
• Civil township: Ohio
• Land area: 1.1 square miles
• Water area: 0.07 square miles (47.1 acres)

As the crow flies, Wyatt is...

• 0.8 miles E of Wilson City
• 3.0 miles S of Alfalfa Center
• 4.9 miles NE of Henson
• 5.1 miles NE of Samos
• 6.2 miles S of Cairo, IL
• 6.7 miles N of Deventer
• 7.5 miles E of Charleston
• 7.7 miles S of Future City, IL
• 8.5 miles S of Cairo Junction, IL
• 8.6 miles N of Crosno
• 32.7 miles SE of Cape Girardeau
• 129.7 miles SE of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for William Wyatt, postmaster

Previous names

First named Payne for postmaster Jasper Payne. Later called Smithton.

Demographics