Wheeler Creek is a

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in southeast

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in the U.S. state of

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. It is a tributary of Grindstone Creek. The stream headwaters arise at approximately 1.5 miles north of Osborn. The stream flows to the northeast crossing under

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and turns to the east and southeast reaching its confluence with Grindstone Creek four miles east-northeast of its origin at . The confluence is adjacent to

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3.5 miles northwest of

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. Wheeler Creek, historically known as "Wheeler Branch", most likely was named after G. F. Wheeler, an early settler.

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