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 (with 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.

• Westmoreland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
• Onaga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
  • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <4>
• Centralia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Louisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Louisville has also been known as:
  • Louisville Springs
  • Rock City
  • Rock Creek Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Olsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
  • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <4>
• Emmett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
• Corning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Havensville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havensville
  • Havensville is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havensville <4>
• Soldier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
  • Soldier is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <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 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 for Wheaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wheaton post office opened in 1883.

We also found Wheaton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheaton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pottawatomie County: www.pottcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/