Welcome to Wheatland ...

Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County<1>.

The location of Wheatland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheatland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wheatland is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wheatland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Wheatland: (517)

Communities Also Named Wheatland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Wheatland - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas (4), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheatland.

Communities near Wheatland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheatland.

• Jackson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Adrian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Hillsdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <4>
• Jonesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Hudson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Morenci
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <4>
• Litchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Brooklyn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Onsted
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
  • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wheatland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheatland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheatland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheatland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland. See our Newspapers Page for Wheatland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheatland ...

Looking for more information about Wheatland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wheatland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheatland.

Adding Wheatland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheatland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wheatland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wheatland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheatland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheatland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsdale County: www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/