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Wheeler

Ghost town · Wheeler County, Nebraska

Bartlett NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Bartlett NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wheeler is a ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska, recorded as human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Wheeler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wheeler as a historical populated place on the Bartlett NW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.9867° N, 98.6265° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBartlett NW
Elevation2,107 ft
Nearest living townBartlett, NE
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1847498
Coordinates41.98667, -98.62647

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What's there now

Wheeler is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bartlett, NE (population 162), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,107 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wheeler?

Wheeler is in Wheeler County, Nebraska, at 41.9867, -98.6265.

How many ghost towns are in Wheeler County?

Wheeler County, Nebraska has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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