Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana

This article is about the community in Carroll County, Indiana. For the community in Delaware County, see Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana. For the community in Gibson County, see Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana.

Wheeling
Unincorporated community
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Wheeling Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°33′58″N 86°23′30″W
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 ID	445896[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. 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...