Place:Wheeler, Oregon, United States

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NameWheeler
Alt namesWheelersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates44.667°N 120°W
Located inOregon, United States     (1899 - )
See alsoCrook, Oregon, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Gilliam, Oregon, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Grant, Oregon, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Antone
Barite
Bridge Creek
Caleb
Cone Mill
Crown Rock
Edwards
Fossil
Francisville
Grade
Kinzua
Lost Valley
Mitchell
Nelson Place
Poplar
Richmond
Service Creek
Seward
Spoos Mill
Spray
Spring Valley
Stewarts
Twickenham
Wagner
Waldron
Waterman
Wetmore
Winlock
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wheeler County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,451, making it Oregon's least populous county. It is named in honor of Henry H. Wheeler, an early settler who owned a farm near Mitchell. The county seat is Fossil, and Wheeler County is known for having Oregon's largest deposit of fossils.

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History

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Wheeler County was created on February 17, 1899, from parts of Grant, Gilliam, and Crook Counties. There have been no boundary changes since its creation. Fossil was designated the temporary county seat at the time of the county's creation. In 1900 there was an election to determine the permanent county seat between the three towns of the county, which ended with Fossil winning the election.

Henry H. Wheeler (born September 7, 1826, Erie County, Pennsylvania - died March 26, 1915, Mitchell, Oregon) arrived in Oregon in 1862, moved around, and settled near Mitchell, Oregon. He married Dorcas L. Monroe on 19 December 1875.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1865 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1896 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1899 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1900 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1915 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1900 2,443
1910 2,484
1920 2,791
1930 2,799
1940 2,974
1950 3,313
1960 2,722
1970 1,849
1980 1,513
1990 1,396
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External links

www.wheelerinfo.com

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