Do you know of Wheatfield ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Wheatfield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Wheatfield.<1>

Our sources for Wheatfield (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Wheatfield other than they indicate that Wheatfield would be found somewhere in Calhoun County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1896.

Communities Also Named Wheatfield ...

We found three communities that share the name Wheatfield.

Within Michigan, the name Wheatfield is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Jasper County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Wheatfield [Jasper County].
  • South Carolina
    • Greenwood County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Wheatfield [Greenwood County].
  • Virginia
    • Shenandoah County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wheatfield [Shenandoah County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Wheatfield ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wheatfield:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wheatfield - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)
Published by Michigan Central Railroad

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892)
Published by Michigan Central Railway

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Calhoun County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Calhoun County.