Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana

Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Wheeling
Unincorporated community
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Wheeling
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°33′58″N 86°23′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
TownshipCarrollton
Elevation741 ft (226 m)
ZIP code
46929
FIPS code18-83618[2]
GNIS feature ID445896

History

In Wheeling there existed a post office from the 1830s until the 1930s, under the name Carroll.[3][4]

Geography

Wheeling is located at 40°33′58″N 86°23′30″W.

gollark: Wait, what?
gollark: Cool Chorus City picture.
gollark: > a ton
gollark: Griefing? That's probably it.
gollark: I mean, I remember the reasons as being good at the time.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  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. ...was platted in 1837 and first called Carroll, for Carroll County. A post office called Carrol...



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.