Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Wheel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wheel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wheel is located in Graves County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Graves County: Calloway, Carlisle, Hickman, Marshall, McCracken, Henry (TN) & Weakley (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Wheel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheel:
- Graves County (The home county of Wheel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Lowes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Fancy Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- West Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Melber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Boaz is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <2>
- Mayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Graves County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <2>
- Pryorsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Wingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Wingo is located in Graves County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <2>
- Symsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symsonia
- Symsonia is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Symsonia <2>
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Sedalia is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <2>
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Blandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Gage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Ceredo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Kevil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
- Kevil is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <2>
- La Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
- La Center is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <2>
- Wickliffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Bandana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Kirksey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Protemus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Harris Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Kirbyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Cunningham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
- Milburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Bardwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Bardwell is located in Carlisle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <2>
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Cayce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <2>
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Fulgham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hickman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Ledbetter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Ledbetter is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
- Smithland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Smithland is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <2>
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Sharpe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Scale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Dogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Tatumsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Calvert City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <2>
- Hardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <2>
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Gilbertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Camelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Massac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Future City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- West Future City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Krebs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Lone Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Cimota City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- West Paducah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paducah
- West Paducah is located in McCracken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paducah <2>
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Paducah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
- Paducah is located in McCracken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <2>
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Future City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Cairo Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Cache
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Massac City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massac City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Metropolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <2>
- Brookport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
- Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <2>
- Shady Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
- Pope County (IL)
- Hamletsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
- Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <2>
- Hamletsburg
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
- Olmsted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Olmsted is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <2>
- Mounds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Grand Chain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
- Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <2>
- New Grand Chain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Villa Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- South Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- South Fulton is located in Obion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <2>
- Pierce Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- McConnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weakley County (TN)
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Latham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheel, see our County-by-County Page for Wheel.
Newspapers Published in Wheel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheel, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wheel:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/
- Pages specific to Graves County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calloway County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carlisle County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fulton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hickman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Livingston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marshall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McCracken County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alexander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Massac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pope County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Obion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Weakley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ballard County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Graves County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Graves County
Cemeteries Near Wheel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
- Lowes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lowes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960166 <5>
- Emmaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
- Kirbyton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirbyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirbyton Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Armistead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armistead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armistead Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Kansas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- The Kansas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Diggs Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Allcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allcock Cemetery
- Kansas Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Wheel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheel, with the one closest to Wheel listed first.
- Kirbyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Fancy Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Kansas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Cunningham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
- Milburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Lovelaceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Folsomdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsomdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Folsomdale is located in Graves County
- Melber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Boaz is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <2>
- Blandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Westplains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westplains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Boaz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wheel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8556, Longitude: -88.8037 In this case, the coordinates for Wheel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | 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 Wheel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |