Wheeler, California
Wheeler | |
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![]() Wheeler Location in California | |
Coordinates: 39°53′08″N 123°54′40″W / 39.88556°N 123.91111°WCoordinates: 39°53′08″N 123°54′40″W / 39.88556°N 123.91111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Mendocino County |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Wheeler was a company town in Mendocino County, California.[1] Located 8.5 miles (14 km) southwest of Piercy,[2] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m),[1] it was built adjacent to Jackass Creek for logging operations in 1948 and survived until 1959. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park acquired the Lost Coast property after 1975. No structures remain at the location, now used as a campground.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeler, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 166. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/files/sinkyone-prelim-gp-deir-6-15-06.pdf
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Mendocino County, California
- Unincorporated communities in California
- Company towns in California
- Populated places established in 1948
- Populated coastal places in California
- Mendocino County, California geography stubs