Churches
Index of churches in Wise County
Wise County has 17 fire departments. All but one are manned entirely by volunteers.
Cottondale’s history dates back to before the Civil War, when pioneers began settling in the southern part of what would become Wise County.
The infamous gangster George Kelly Barnes, a.k.a. Machine Gun Kelly, kidnapped wealthy Oklahoma City resident Charles F. Urschel and his friend Walter R. Jarrett in September 1933.