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Welcome to North Wheeler ...

North Wheeler is primarily located in Gratiot County<1>. A portion of North Wheeler extends into Midland County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Wheeler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

A typical abbreviation for North Wheeler: N. Wheeler

North Wheeler is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Wheeler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for North Wheeler: 989

Communities near North Wheeler ...

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

  • Midland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Saint Louis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ithaca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Charles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Breckenridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Merrill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Wheeler ...

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

Adding North Wheeler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 (so far) for North Wheeler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Wheeler post office opened in 1894. The North Wheeler post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Wheeler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Gratiot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Wheeler - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/