Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wheeler had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Sedley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Deep River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Ainsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Hobart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Babcock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- McCool
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Crisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Lake Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valparaiso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Merrillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Miller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Chesterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurlburt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hurlburt is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt
- Suman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lottaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Crown Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Boone Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Coburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wheeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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