Welcome to Wheatland ...

Wheatland is located in Rice County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheatland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Wheatland is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wheatland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Wheatland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Wheatland - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas (4), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheatland.

Communities near Wheatland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheatland.

• Lakeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <3>
• Prior Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
  • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <3>
• Faribault
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <3>
• Northfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>
• New Prague
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prague
  • New Prague is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Prague <3>
• Belle Plaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <3>
• Jordan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <3>
• Elko New Market
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
  • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
• Lonsdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <3>
• Montgomery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>

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 Wheatland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheatland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheatland. 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 Wheatland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland. See our Newspapers Page for Wheatland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheatland ...

Looking for more information about Wheatland? 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 Wheatland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheatland.

Adding Wheatland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheatland 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 Wheatland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Wheatland post office opened in 1857.

We also found Wheatland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheatland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/