Welcome to Wheeler Place ...

Wheeler Place is located in Cochise County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Wheeler Place: Wheeler Pl. (or less commonly used: Wheeler Plc.)

Wheeler Place is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wheeler Place is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wheeler Place lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wheeler Place (for example, toward Lordsburg (NM)), you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Wheeler Place is within the (520) area code.

Communities near Wheeler Place ...

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

• Steins ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
  • Steins is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
  • Former name for Steins:
  • Stein's Pass
• San Simon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Simon
  • San Simon is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Simon <4>
• Cotton City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
  • Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
• Shakespeare ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
  • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
  • Former name for Shakespeare:
  • Ralston City
• Hilltop ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltop is located in Cochise County
• Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
  • Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
• Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bowie
  • Fort Bowie is located in Cochise County
• Lordsburg
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsburg
  • Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lordsburg <4>
• Bowie
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
• Paradise
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Paradise is located in Cochise County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheeler Place ...

Looking for more information about Wheeler Place? 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 Wheeler Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheeler Place.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/