Wheelerwood, Iowa

Wheelerwood, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Wheelerwood, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°14′30″N 93°03′51″W / 43.24167°N 93.06417°W / 43.24167; -93.06417Coordinates: 43°14′30″N 93°03′51″W / 43.24167°N 93.06417°W / 43.24167; -93.06417
Country United States
State Iowa
County Cerro Gordo
Elevation 1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 641
GNIS feature ID 464074[1]

Wheelerwood is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

History

Wheelerwood contained a post office from 1900 until 1906.[2] The community was named for J. S. Wheeler, a local landowner.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheelerwood, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheelerwood Post Office (historical)
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 138.


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