Wheeler, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

36°37′19″N 83°33′19″W / 36.62194°N 83.55528°W / 36.62194; -83.55528CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyLeeElevation

1,280 ft (390 m)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Area code276GNIS feature ID1500308^[1]

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.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeler, Virginia
^ 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.