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Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Wheeler, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°37′19″N 83°33′19″W / 36.62194°N 83.55528°W / 36.62194; -83.55528
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLee
Elevation1,280 ft (390 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1500308

Wheeler is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia. Wheeler is located along U.S. Route 58 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-northeast of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. It is the southwesternmost populated place in Virginia. Wheeler is closer to nine different state capitols (Frankfort, Nashville, Charleston, Atlanta, Columbia, Columbus, Raleigh, Indianapolis, and Montgomery) than it is to the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, 414 miles away. It is also closer to both Memphis and Savannah than it is to both Alexandria and Norfolk.

History

The community was likely named for the Wheeler family of pioneer settlers.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeler, Virginia
  2. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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