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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Hickory County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hickory County: Benton, Camden, Dallas, Polk & Saint Clair.
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:
- Hickory County (The home county of Wheatland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galmey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Weaubleau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Timbers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Edwards
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tackner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Racket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Edmonson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Zora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Palo Pinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Climax Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barnumton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Caplinger Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lebeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Tunas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Leadmine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Celt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Windyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Tightwad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Brownington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Deepwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Flemington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Sentinel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Rondo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Humansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Goodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Dunnegan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Play
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Aldrich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wishart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Gerster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Osceola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Lowry City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monegaw Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Johnson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
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.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sumner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gerber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crutsinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dooley Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leiman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rountree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Wheatland had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wheatland had a population of 373 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Galmey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Terry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Weaubleau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bentonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Sentinel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cross Timbers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rondo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
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 the Vicinity of 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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wheatland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wheatland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wheatland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Wheatland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Hickory County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Camden County
- Cedar County
- Dallas County
- Henry County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 from Point A (ie- Wheatland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |