Our Genealogy Helper
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 (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. 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 and doctors 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 is located in Hillsdale County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hillsdale County: Steuben (IN), Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawee, Fulton (OH) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Wheatland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheatland:
- Hillsdale County (The home county of Wheatland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Somerset Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- North Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pittsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lickly Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Shadyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Steamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trailtree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Canada Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Coldwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarklake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Horton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norvell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Spring Arbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Addison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rollin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Devils Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Cement City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Onsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cambridge Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Canandaigua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Sharon Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Clear Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Denson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Oakshade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Alvordton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kunkle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Jim Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Northwest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Holiday City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- West Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ainger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheatland, see our County-by-County Page for Wheatland.
Cemeteries Near Wheatland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheatland.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheatland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Dibble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Church's Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sherman Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brownell - Binns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butcher Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wheatland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Addison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manitou Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Rollin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Devils Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- North Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pittsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Osseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheatland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheatland.
Newspapers Published in Wheatland ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheatland, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheatland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Hillsdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Washtenaw County
- Steuben County
- Fulton County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheatland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |