Welcome to Wheeler ...

Wheeler is located in Gratiot 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 1869.

Wheeler is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wheeler lies within the (989) area code.

The ZIP code for Wheeler: 48662<4>

Communities Also Named Wheeler ...

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

Beyond Michigan, there are 37 communities that are also named Wheeler - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (4), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

• Midland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <5>
• Alma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
• Saint Louis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Ithaca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <5>
• Saint Charles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Shepherd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <5>
• Sanford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Merrill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <5>
• Ashley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <5>
• Redstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Midland 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 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 1869.

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 Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/