Wheeless is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Cimarron County
Cimarron County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Boise City, Oklahoma, Boise City. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 2,296, making it the le ...
,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
, United States. The post office was established February 12, 1907, and discontinued September 27, 1963. Nearby are the ruins of
Camp Nichols, a military encampment on the
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, the ...
, which is a
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a National Register of Historic Places property types, building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States, United States government f ...
.
Wheeless is on E0200 Road;
the
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
border is approximately six miles west.
The closest highway access points are east and then north to
Oklahoma State Highway 325 at the curve where that road turns north after running west from
Boise City,
[ or west and then south to the very short New Mexico State Road 410, which links to ]New Mexico State Road 406
State Road 406 (NM 406) is a state highway in Union County, New Mexico, United States. NM 406's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 56/ 64/412 near Clayton, and it's northern terminus is at NM 456 near the Oklahoma border. Th ...
,[ about two miles to the west.]
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle
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