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Do you know of Wheeler ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Wheeler. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Wheeler.<1>

Our sources for Wheeler (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Wheeler other than they indicate that Wheeler would be found somewhere in Summit County, Colorado.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1894.

Communities Also Named Wheeler ...

We found 37 communities that share the name Wheeler.

There are three communities within Colorado that are also named Wheeler.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 36 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Colorado ...
    • Garfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Wheeler [Garfield County].
    • Gilpin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Wheeler [Gilpin County].
    • Pitkin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Wheeler [Pitkin County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Wheeler [Jefferson County].
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Wheeler [Lawrence County].
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Wheeler [Washington County].
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Wheeler [Mendocino County].
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Wheeler [Gordon County].
    • Illinois
      • Jasper County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wheeler [Jasper County].
    • Indiana
      • Boone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Wheeler [Boone County].
      • Porter County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Wheeler [Porter County].
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Wheeler [Pottawattamie County].
    • Kansas
      • Cheyenne County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wheeler [Cheyenne County].
    • Kentucky
      • Knox County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wheeler [Knox County].
    • Michigan
      • Gratiot County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wheeler [Gratiot County].
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wheeler [Oakland County].
    • Minnesota
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Wheeler [Stevens County].
    • Mississippi
      • Prentiss County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Wheeler [Prentiss County].
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Wheeler [Pulaski County].
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wheeler [Valley County].
    • Nebraska
      • Wheeler County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Wheeler [Wheeler County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Wheeler [Steuben County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Wheeler [Ashe County].
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wheeler [Lake County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Wheeler.
    • Oregon
      • Crook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Wheeler [Crook County].
      • Tillamook County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Wheeler [Tillamook County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wheeler [Fayette County].
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wheeler [Mercer County].
    • South Dakota
      • Charles Mix County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Wheeler [Charles Mix County].
    • Texas
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wheeler [Potter County].
      • Wheeler County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wheeler [Wheeler County].
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wheeler [Lee County].
    • Washington
      • Grant County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Wheeler [Grant County].
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wheeler [Randolph County].
      • Webster County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wheeler [Webster County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wheeler [Dunn County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Wheeler ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wheeler:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wheeler - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in  Summit County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Summit County.

ArgentineHathaway's
  
Baker's TankLincoln Station
BraddockLondoners Spur
  
CarbonatevilleMayo Spurs
Curtin 
 Summit Cove
Delaware CitySuttons Spur
Dickey 
Dwyer SpurTen Mile
 Tennessee Pass
Farnham Spur 
FarnhamWapiti
 Washington Spur
Green Mountain CampWilder's Spur
  

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wheeler could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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