Welcome to West Wheeling ...

West Wheeling is located in Belmont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Wheeling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for West Wheeling: W. Wheeling

West Wheeling is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Wheeling: (740)

Communities near West Wheeling ...

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

• Moundsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
• Saint Clairsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
• Shadyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <4>
• Cadiz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Wellsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Brilliant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
• McMechen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <4>
• Powhatan Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <4>
• West Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Wheeling ...

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

Adding West Wheeling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Wheeling 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 West Wheeling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Wheeling post office opened in 1887.

We also found West Wheeling in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Wheeling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/