Welcome to Wheelersburg ...
Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheelersburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Wheelersburg is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wheelersburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Wheelersburg lies within the (606) area code.
Communities Also Named Wheelersburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wheelersburg - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheelersburg.
Communities near Wheelersburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheelersburg.
- Paintsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
- Prestonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
- Salyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
- Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <3>
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
- Maggard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Ophir
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Logville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Asa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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 Wheelersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheelersburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheelersburg. 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 Wheelersburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheelersburg. See our Newspapers Page for Wheelersburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheelersburg ...
Looking for more information about Wheelersburg? 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 Wheelersburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheelersburg.
Adding Wheelersburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wheelersburg 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 Wheelersburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wheelersburg post office opened in 1910.
We also found Wheelersburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheelersburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheelersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheelersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |