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Welcome to Wheat ...

So far, we found very little information about Wheat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wheat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wheat, please Contact Us.


Wheat would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.

Wheat was established in 1846.

Time Zone: The area where Wheat was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Wheat (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Wheat was located: 865

Going back to its beginning, Wheat was originally named Bald Hill. For more information about the names of Wheat, see The Names of Wheat on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Wheat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wheat - they are located in Alabama, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wheat ...

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Farragut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Lakemont Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Clinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Harriman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Wheat to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Wheat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wheat post office opened in 1881. The Wheat post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheat.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wheat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/