Wheelerwood, Iowa

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Wheelerwood, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Wheelerwood, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°14′30″N93°03′51″W / 43.24167°N 93.06417°W / 43.24167; -93.06417
Country United States
State Iowa
County Cerro Gordo
Elevation
1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID464074 [1]

Wheelerwood is an American unincorporated community and de facto ghost town in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. [1]

History

Wheelerwood contained a post office from 1900 until 1906. [2] The community was named for J. S. Wheeler, a local landowner. [3]

Wheelerwood's population was 41 in 1925. [4] The population was 35 in 1940. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheelerwood, Iowa
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheelerwood Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 138.
  4. ↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
  5. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 315.
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