Wheel, Tennessee

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Wheel
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°29′19″N86°37′47″W / 35.48861°N 86.62972°W / 35.48861; -86.62972
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Bedford
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37160, 37091
Area code 931
GNIS feature ID1274280 [1]

Wheel is an unincorporated community in Bedford County, Tennessee. [1] It lies along State Route 64 west of Shelbyville.

History

A post office called Wheel was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1902. [2] The community was so named for the Agricultural Wheel, a farmers' alliance prominent in late 19th-century state politics. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheel, Tennessee
  2. ↑ "Bedford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kennedy, Mark (February 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. p. C13. Retrieved August 18, 2015.


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