Welcome to Wheeler Ridge ...

Wheeler Ridge is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheeler Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

A typical abbreviation for Wheeler Ridge: Wheeler Rdg. (or less commonly used: Wheeler Rdge. or Wheeler Ridg.)

Wheeler Ridge is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wheeler Ridge lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wheeler Ridge: 661

Communities Also Named Wheeler Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wheeler Ridge - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wheeler Ridge ...

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

• Arvin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Arvin is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arvin
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Arvin
• Grapevine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Grapevine is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grapevine
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Grapevine
• Mettler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettler
  • Mettler is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mettler <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mettler
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Mettler
• Frazier Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Park
  • Frazier Park is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazier Park <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frazier Park
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Frazier Park
• Lebec
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebec
  • Lebec is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebec <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebec
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Lebec
• Lake of the Woods
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
  • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake of the Woods
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Lake of the Woods
• Gorman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Gorman is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gorman
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Gorman
• Alameda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alameda
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Alameda
• Pine Mountain Club
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Club
  • Pine Mountain Club is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain Club <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Mountain Club
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Pine Mountain Club
• Weedpatch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch
  • Weedpatch is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weedpatch
  • From Wheeler Ridge to Weedpatch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheeler Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Wheeler Ridge? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wheeler Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wheeler Ridge.

Adding Wheeler Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheeler Ridge 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 Wheeler Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Wheeler Ridge post office opened in 1923.

We also found Wheeler Ridge mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheeler Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/