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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Wheatland Highlands (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wheatland Highlands. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Will County: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall & Lake (IN).

Below are the counties that are near Wheatland Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheatland Highlands:

  • Will County     (The home county of Wheatland Highlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Normantown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Normantown is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Plainfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Walker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Walker is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Romeoville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Bolingbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Winston Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Summerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Summerfield is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Crystal Lawns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
    • Crest Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Lemont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Burr Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Head Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Willow Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Countryside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Western Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodgkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Orland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Palos Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Justice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • La Grange Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Sandwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hinckley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Franks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
    • Somonauk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cortland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Eola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Naperville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <1>
    • Tedens ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tedens is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
    • Darien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • West Chicago
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
    • Winfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Downers Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Minooka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Channahon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sand Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Claypool
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Gaslight Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Nettle Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
    • Carbon Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Coal City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Diamond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Aurora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Aurora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Mooseheart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Batavia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Charles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Big Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bonnie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • Kaneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Campton Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Campton Hills is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
      • Campton Hills has also been known as:
      • Campton Hills village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <1>
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Boulder Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Oswego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Yorkville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Plattville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Plano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Millbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Little Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Lisbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.
    • Millington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stavanger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stavanger is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
    • Serena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheatland Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for Wheatland Highlands.

Cemeteries Near Wheatland Highlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheatland Highlands.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wheatland Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheatland Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.

  • Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Plainfield.
    • The Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Scotch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960758 <3>
  • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Vermont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vermont Cemetery is located outside of Naperville
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108683 <3>
  • Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Naperville
    • The Wheatland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wheatland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108827 <3>
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oswego Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Risen Lord Catholic Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary Immaculate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Plainfield.
    • The Plainfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Plainfield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244792 <3>
  • Aurora Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • Naperville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Aurora Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Wheatland Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheatland Highlands.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheatland Highlands, with the one closest to Wheatland Highlands listed first.

  • Normantown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Normantown is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
  • Plainfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Walker is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Frontenac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Frontenac is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
  • Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Caton Farm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Caton Farm is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm
  • Naperville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coynes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coynes is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
  • Romeo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Romeo is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Warrenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Warrenhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Warrenhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenhurst
    • Lockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheatland Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheatland Highlands.

Newspapers Published in Wheatland Highlands ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland Highlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheatland Highlands, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheatland Highlands.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wheatland Highlands:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheatland Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wheatland Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.