Welcome to Wheel ...

Wheel is located in Bedford County<1>.

The location of Wheel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wheel is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wheel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wheel is within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Wheel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wheel - they are located in Kentucky and Maryland.

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

Communities near Wheel ...

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

• Shelbyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lewisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Chapel Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
• Unionville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Cornersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornersville <4>
• Trigg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
  • Trigg is located in Giles County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
• Eagleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <4>
• Wartrace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • Wartrace is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace <4>
• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>

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 Wheel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheel. 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 Wheel.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheel ...

Looking for more information about Wheel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wheel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheel.

Adding Wheel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wheel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wheel post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/