Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wheeling | |
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![]() Carroll County's location in Indiana | |
Coordinates: 40°33′58″N 86°23′30″W / 40.56611°N 86.39167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Carroll |
Township | Carrollton |
Elevation | 742 ft (226 m) |
ZIP code | 46929 |
FIPS code | 18-83618[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 445896[1] |
History
editIn Wheeling there existed a post office from the 1830s until the 1930s, under the name Carroll.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ 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...