Wheatland, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wheatland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65779. The Survey maps it on the Wheatland quadrangle. 277 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWheatland fell from 371 to 277 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 371 | |
| 2020 | 277 | -94 (-25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Hermitage quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wheatland quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Wheatland quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Wheatland between 1993 and 2018, burning about 338 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 128 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Wheatland: 12 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dale Costelo Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Hinkle-White No 1 Diggings | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Ogden Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Beydler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheatland in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 hail, 3 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | 3 hurt | A camper flipped over during a thunderstorm with three minor injuries reported. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $3,000,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey determined multiple swaths of straight line winds occurred across Hickory County. One swath that started as a downburst at the ball fields on the southwest side of Wheaton continued east damaging outbuildings and homes through Wheaton. Winds increased to 90 mph as the storm approached the Lucas Oil race track, damaging grandstands, overturning over 20 recreational vehicles, and snapping dozens of trees. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Wheatland | $45,000 | Several roads and low water crossing sustained damage due to flood water. This report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county. |
| November 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Wheatland | $25,000 | An EF-0 tornado produced 80 mph winds causing moderate damage to a roof and destroyed one shed. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $15,000 | Several large trees were blown down in town including one of which fell on a home. Minor roof damage occurred to City Hall and the windows were blown out of a cafe. |
| August 2018 | Lightning | Wheatland | $10,000 | The Wheatland Fire Department reported that a lightning strike caused a fire at the Wheatland Fire Department. Lightning plots at the time of the storm showed several strikes occurred from a thunderstorm close to the site of the strike. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $5,000 | Media relayed a public report of a large tree down on a house. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $1,000 | There was structural damage reported near Wheatland. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a shed and knocked a window out of a school. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wheatland | - | Hail up to quarters in size was reported. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | Highway B in Wheaton was closed due to flooding of a low water area. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Wheatland | - | Route AA was closed due to flooding at Hogles Creek. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down around the Wheatland area. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | Highway patrol reported water over the road near the intersection of Missouri 83 and County Road 190. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | Highway patrol reported water over the road along Highway B north of Wheatland. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | Highway 83 near the intersection of County Road 190 was water covered. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | Several trees were blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | One large tree was knocked down from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Wheatland | - | Heavy rain caused a low water crossing on Road 190 near Wheatland to become flooded and impassable. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galmey | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Hermitage | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Butcher | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| White Cloud | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Quincy | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Carsons Corner | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Elkton | 6.6 miles | 25 | |
| Round Bottom Ford (historical) | 6.7 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wheatland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q383916 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728679. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








