Wheeler, California
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Wheeler is an unincorporated community
in Mendocino County
, California
. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) southwest of Piercy
, at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). 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.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Mendocino County
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) southwest of Piercy
Piercy, California
Piercy is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the Eel River north-northwest of Leggett, at an elevation of 794 feet ....
, at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). Wheeler was a company town
Company town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
built adjacent to Jackass Creek for logging operations from 1948 to 1959. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park is a state park in Mendocino County, California. The wilderness area borders the Pacific Ocean to the west and the King Range National Conservation Area to the north. The nearest settlement is the unincorporated town of Leggett...
acquired the Lost Coast
Lost Coast
The Lost Coast is a mostly undeveloped section of the California North Coast in Mendocino and Humboldt Counties, which includes the King Range. It was named the "Lost Coast" after the area experienced depopulation in the 1930s...
property after 1975. No structures remain at the location now used as a campground.