Welcome to Wheeler ...

So far, we found very little information about Wheeler. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wheeler to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wheeler, please Contact Us.

Wheeler would have been located within present day Charles Mix County<2>.

The location of Wheeler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheeler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wheeler is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Wheeler was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Wheeler once stood is in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Wheeler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Wheeler - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (4), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheeler.

Communities near Wheeler ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheeler.

• Fort Randall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
  • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
• Platte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
  • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <5>
• Lake Andes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <5>
• Butte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <5>
• Bonesteel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
  • Bonesteel is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <5>
• Pickstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickstown
  • Pickstown is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickstown <5>
• Geddes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <5>
• Fairfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Herrick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
  • Herrick is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <5>
• Saint Charles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Gregory County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wheeler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheeler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheeler. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheeler.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheeler. See our Newspapers Page for Wheeler.

Adding Wheeler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheeler in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wheeler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wheeler post office opened in 1878.

We also found Wheeler in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheeler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/