Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana

This article is about the community in Gibson County, Indiana. For the community in Carroll County, see Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana. For the community in Delaware County, see Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana. Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Wheeling (Kirkville)
Unincorporated community
Wheeling Bridge
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Coordinates: 38°24′47″N 87°27′19″W / 38.41306°N 87.45528°W / 38.41306; -87.45528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township	Washington
Elevation	461 ft (141 m)
ZIP code	47649
Area code	812

Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The community contains a historic covered bridge over the Patoka River, the Wheeling Bridge, completed in 1877.

History

Wheeling was originally named Kirksville, and under the latter name was platted in 1856. It was once a thriving agricultural community on the banks of the Patoka River until the railroad bypassed the community and it lost business to nearby towns.

The village of Wheeling was platted July 4, 1856. It was first called Kirksville, sometimes spelled Kirkville. It may have been named for Robert Kirk, an early judge. Locally it was also called Bovine. A post office called Bovine was established on April 4, 1854, but closed July 14, 1902.

References

"Covered bridges of Gibson County". County of Gibson, IN. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted on July 4, 1856, and first called Kirksville...
History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 203.
"History of Gibson County".

v t e Points of interest in Gibson County, Indiana
Old Fort Branch Gym Gibson County Courthouse Gibson County Fairgrounds Gibson Generating Station Gibson Lake Gibson Southern High School Old Haubstadt Gym Lyles Consolidated School Oakland City New Lake Oakland City University Old Owensville Gym Patoka River NWR & Cane Ridge Sanctuary Princeton Community High School Princeton Community Middle School Gym The Log Inn Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Tri-State Speedway Weather Rock COA Campgrounds Wheeling Covered Bridge Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School YMCA Camp Carson

Points of interest in Gibson County, Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Oakland City	Map of Indiana highlighting Gibson County
Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville
Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River
CDPs	Buckskin Johnson
Other communities	Crawleyville Dongola East Mount Carmel Giro King Lyles Station Mount Olympus Oatsville‡ Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling
Ghost town	Port Gibson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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