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Wheel is an unincorporated community in Bedford County, Tennessee.[1] It lies along State Route 64 west of Shelbyville.

History

A post office called Wheel was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] The community was so named for the Agricultural Wheel, a farmers' alliance prominent in late 19th-century state politics.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheel, Tennessee
  2. ^ "Bedford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Mark (February 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. p. C13. Retrieved August 18, 2015.


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