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Welcome to Wheeling Creek ...

Wheeling Creek is located in Belmont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheeling Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for Wheeling Creek: Wheeling Crk. (or less commonly used: Wheeling Ck. or Wheeling Cr.)

Wheeling Creek is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wheeling Creek: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Wheeling Creek ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Moundsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Martins Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bellaire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<5> 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 northeast)
  • Cadiz
    (18 miles [29 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)
  • Bethlehem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheeling Creek ...

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

Adding Wheeling Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheeling Creek 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 Wheeling Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wheeling Creek post office opened in 1830.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Belmont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheeling Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Wheeling Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Wheeling Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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