Welcome to Wheat ...
Wheat is located in Wetzel County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Wheat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wheat: 304 & 681<3>
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)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Mannington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middlebourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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)
- 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wetzel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Wheat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Wheat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |