Welcome to Wheeler ...

Wheeler is located in Porter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheeler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Wheeler is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wheeler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wheeler (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Wheeler lies within the (219) area code.

The ZIP code for Wheeler: 46393<4>

Communities Also Named Wheeler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Wheeler: This one is located in Porter County and the other is located in Boone County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 37 communities that are also named Wheeler - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (4), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wheeler ...

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

• Hammond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <5>
• Gary
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <5>
• Portage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Calumet City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <5>
• Merrillville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <5>
• Valparaiso
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <5>
• Michigan City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <5>
• Crown Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <5>
• Schererville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <5>
• Hobart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheeler ...

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

Adding Wheeler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheeler 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wheeler post office opened in 1858.

We also found Wheeler in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheeler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov