Wheeler, Kansas

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Wheeler, Kansas
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Coordinates: 39°45′51″N101°42′47″W / 39.76417°N 101.71306°W / 39.76417; -101.71306 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cheyenne
Elevation
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3,484 ft (1,062 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-77750 [1]
GNIS ID 470978 [1]

Wheeler is an unincorporated community in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

A post office was opened in Wheeler in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1988. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wheeler, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

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