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Welcome to Wheeling ...The village of Wheeling is primarily located in Cook County<1>. A portion of Wheeling extends into Lake County. The location of Wheeling has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Wheeling: WHEE-ling<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheeling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837. When the people of Wheeling refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wheelingite<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wheeling has a population of 38,617 people<5> (see below for details). Wheeling is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Wheeling lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Wheeling: (847) & (224)<7> The ZIP code for Wheeling: 60090<8> Websites for Wheeling ...Official Website: www.vi.wheeling.il.us/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wheeling had an population of 38,617 people. This is an increase of 2.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.95% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wheeling had a population of 37,648 people. This makes Wheeling the county's 19th most populous community. The population of Wheeling represents 0.29% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 37,648 people, the population of Wheeling increased 9.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 34,496 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wheeling. Communities Also Named Wheeling ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wheeling - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana (3), Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheeling. Communities near Wheeling ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheeling.
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 Wheeling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheeling. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheeling. 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 Wheeling. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheeling. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wheeling. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheeling ...Looking for more information about Wheeling? 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 Wheeling, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wheeling. Adding Wheeling to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wheeling 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 Wheeling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10> We also found Wheeling in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheeling. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Wheeling: www.vi.wheeling.il.us/ The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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