Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Wheeler in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wheeler. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Pugh
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hacker Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <3>
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
- Replete
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Milroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Mayton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Kanawha Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Duffy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Gaines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hettie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Caress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Ireland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Ireland is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <3>
- Bakers Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Florence ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <3>
- Helvetia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Helvetia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helvetia <3>
- Selbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Holly Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Rock Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Falls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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 Wheeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |