Welcome to Wheaton ...The city of Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheaton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. The origin (or the toponymy) of Wheaton: Named for the Wheaton family, early settlers in this area. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wheaton has a population of 113 people<2> (see below for details). Wheaton is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wheaton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Wheaton: 785 Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wheaton had an population of 113 people. This is an increase of 18.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.83% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wheaton had a population of 95 people. This makes Wheaton the county's 11th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 95 people, the population of Wheaton increased 3.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 92 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wheaton. Communities Also Named Wheaton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Wheaton - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2) and Montana. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheaton. Communities near Wheaton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheaton.
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 Wheaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheaton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheaton. 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 Wheaton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheaton. See our Newspapers Page for Wheaton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheaton ...Looking for more information about Wheaton? 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 Wheaton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheaton. Adding Wheaton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wheaton 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 (so far) for Wheaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheaton. Footnotes ...
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