Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana

This article is about the community in Delaware County, Indiana. For the community in Carroll County, see Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana. For the community in Gibson County, see Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana.
Wheeling
Unincorporated community
Wheeling is located in Indiana
Wheeling
Wheeling
Wheeling is located in the United States
Wheeling
Wheeling
Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 85°27′51″W / 40.36361°N 85.46417°W / 40.36361; -85.46417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDelaware
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code
47303
FIPS code18-83636[2]
GNIS feature ID445895[1]

Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

History

The post office Wheeling once contained was originally called Cranberry.[3] The Cranberry post office was started in 1834,[4] renamed Wheeling in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Kemper, General William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 100.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office established here as Cranberry on January 17, 1834...
  5. ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.


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