Welcome to Wheeless ...

Wheeless is located in the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

Wheeless is located in Cimarron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheeless, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Wheeless is 4,670 feet [1,423 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wheeless is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wheeless lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Wheeless, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Wheeless: 580

Communities near Wheeless ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Wheeless.

• Mexhoma ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
  • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mexhoma
  • From Wheeless to Mexhoma
• Moses
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County (NM)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moses
  • From Wheeless to Moses
• Felt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Cimarron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Felt
  • From Wheeless to Felt
• Kenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Cimarron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenton
  • From Wheeless to Kenton
• Seneca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Seneca
  • From Wheeless to Seneca
• Boise City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Cimarron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boise City
  • From Wheeless to Boise City
• Clayton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clayton
  • From Wheeless to Clayton
• Texline
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
  • Texline is located in Dallam County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texline
  • From Wheeless to Texline
• Perico ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
  • Perico is located in Dallam County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheeless ...

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

Adding Wheeless to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Wheeless post office opened in 1907.

We also found Wheeless on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheeless.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/