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>.
We aren't confident of the location of Wheat, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
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).
Wheat would have been located in the (865) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
- Farragut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
- Farragut is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <5>
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- McMullens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Lakemont Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Lenoir City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
- Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <5>
- Aldenwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Harriman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
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 we've referenced which mentioned Wheat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wheat post office opened in 1881.
We also found Wheat in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |