Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana

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Wheeling
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Wheeling
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°33′58″N86°23′30″W / 40.56611°N 86.39167°W / 40.56611; -86.39167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Carrollton
Elevation
[1]
742 ft (226 m)
ZIP code
46929
FIPS code 18-83618 [2]
GNIS feature ID445896 [1]

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

History

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

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 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...