Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana

Wheeling
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Wheeling is located in Carroll County, Indiana
Wheeling
Wheeling
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°33′58″N 86°23′30″W / 40.56611°N 86.39167°W / 40.56611; -86.39167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
TownshipCarrollton
Elevation742 ft (226 m)
ZIP code
46929
FIPS code18-83618[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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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...