Welcome to Wheelocktown ...
So far, we found very little information about Wheelocktown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wheelocktown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wheelocktown, please Contact Us.
Wheelocktown would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wheelocktown is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Wheelocktown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Wheelocktown was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities near Wheelocktown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheelocktown.
- Johnson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Elizabethton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colonial Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 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 Wheelocktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheelocktown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheelocktown. 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 Wheelocktown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheelocktown. See our Newspapers Page for Wheelocktown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wheelocktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheelocktown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Wheelocktown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Wheelocktown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |