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Welcome to Wheat Sheaf ...

Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheat Sheaf, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wheat Sheaf is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wheat Sheaf lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Wheat Sheaf ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheat Sheaf ...

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

Adding Wheat Sheaf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheat Sheaf 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 Wheat Sheaf was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wheat Sheaf on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheat Sheaf.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheat Sheaf - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.