Wheeler, California
Wheeler is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) southwest of Piercy,[2] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m).[1] Wheeler was a company town built adjacent to Jackass Creek for logging operations from 1948 to 1959. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park acquired the Lost Coast property after 1975. No structures remain at the location now used as a campground.[3]
Wheeler | |
|---|---|
  Wheeler Location in California  Wheeler Wheeler (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′08″N 123°54′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mendocino County |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
References
- 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
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