Official Name: | Wheeling, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wheeling |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Itawamba |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 75 |
Elevation Ft: | 246 |
Coordinates: | 34.1408°N -88.3789°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 706280 |
Wheeling is a ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
Established in the early 19th century following the sale of the Chickasaw lands, Wheeling was a port on the Tombigbee River, located "a few miles below" the village of Van Buren. Wheeling had a hotel and merchants, though "its life was very short", and Van Buren absorbed its businesses.[1]
The former settlement is today covered by forest, located on the east bank of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway.