Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana
Wheeling | ||
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FIPS code 18-83636[2] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 445895[1] |
Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
History
The post office Wheeling once contained was originally called Cranberry.[3] The Cranberry post office was started in 1834,[4] renamed Wheeling in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kemper, General William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 100.
- ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
A post office established here as Cranberry on January 17, 1834...
- ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons