Located in the midst of a fertile farming community on Highway 12, Wynot's peak population of 416 was recorded in 1940. A beautiful drive through the woods leads to the historic site that marks the site of the Wiseman massacre. The gray marble monument in the center of a small park was dedicated in 1926. The story of the torture and murder of the four Wiseman children in 1863 graphically illustrates the reasons for fear and acts of revenge toward Indians for many years. The 1980 population of Wynot was 222.
Industry includes a farm product plant and a ready-mix cement plant.
Wynot has a legion post, a good volunteer fire department, and a church. Recently the baseball lights were replaced, and two tennis courts were added. On Memorial Day 1989 an Avenue of Flags was dedicated, honoring Wynot's war dead.