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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Tarrant County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

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:

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Wheatland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
    • Saint Francis Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Primrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Benbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wedgewood East
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • White Settlement
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgecliff Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Westover Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • River Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Everman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Lakeside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Britton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Venus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
    • Cresson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Acton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • DeCordova
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Brazos Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Pecan Plantation
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Fort Spunky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Hill City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Tolar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lipan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
    • Crowley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Godley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Burleson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cross Timber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Joshua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Briaroaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Keene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Bono
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Cleburne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lillian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alvarado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Coyote Flats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
    • Aledo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Annetta South
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta North
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Willow Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dicey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Weatherford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Azle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Reno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Dennis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
    • Nemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
    • Briar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Newark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Rhome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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.

  • Goforth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Keyes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Day - Radcliff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Benbrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cresson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crowley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Lake Como Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Land Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Wheatland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheatland.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.

  • Primrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Benbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aledo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cresson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Crowley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Annetta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Godley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Burleson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Acton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Joshua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Earls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Earls is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Fort Worth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marystown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marystown is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown

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 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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheatland, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 professional and volunteer 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:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheatland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.