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Welcome to Wheelock ...

Wheelock is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheelock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Wheelock is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wheelock: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Wheelock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wheelock - they are located in Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheelock.

Communities near Wheelock ...

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

  • Corry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North East
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Union City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
  • Waterford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sherman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
  • Sugar Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Panama
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
  • Mill Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Village is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Wattsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheelock ...

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

Adding Wheelock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wheelock post office opened in 1884. The Wheelock post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheelock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheelock - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Wheelock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Wheelock 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>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/