Wheeler, Virginia

Wheeler, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°37′19″N 83°33′19″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Lee
Elevation	1,280 ft (390 m)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	276
GNIS feature ID	1500308[1]

Wheeler is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia. Wheeler is located along U.S. Route 58 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-northeast of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. It is the southwesternmost populated place in Virginia. Wheeler is closer to nine different state capitols (Frankfort, Nashville, Charleston, Atlanta, Columbia, Columbus, Raleigh, Indianapolis, and Montgomery) than it is to the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, 414 miles away. It is also closer to both Memphis and Savannah than it is to both Alexandria and Norfolk.

History

The community was likely named for the Wheeler family of pioneer settlers.[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeler, Virginia
2. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.