Welcome to Wheat ...

Wheat is located in Wetzel County<1>.

The location of Wheat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Wheat is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wheat: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Wheat ...

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

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.

• New Martinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <5>
• Paden City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
  • Paden City is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <5>
• Mannington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Powhatan Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <5>
• Cameron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Middlebourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <5>
• Pine Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <5>
• Fairview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Marion County
  • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
• Farmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Clarington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheat ...

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

Adding Wheat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheat 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 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 1907.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/