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Wheatland, Wisconsin

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Wheatland town. It lies in ZIP code area 53105. It stands on New Munster Creek. The Survey maps it on the Silver Lake quadrangle. 3,391 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 807 feet above sea level.

Wheatland within Kenosha County

On record in Wheatland

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Wheatland grew from 3,373 to 3,391 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.

YearPeople Change
20103,373
20203,391+18 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

7,323 words on this township

The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879 names this settlement in its chapter on Wheatland Town. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

JOHN DYEB, farmer, Sec. 30; P. 0. Burlington; was bom in -Shelby Co., Ind., in 1840; came to Wisconsin in 1852. Married, in 1863, Miss C. A. Bunth ; she was born in Wheatland. Tliej have two children living ; have lost one. Mrs. Dyer is a member of the Free>Will Baptist Chnrdi. Mr. I)yer owns 130 acres of land.

Passage source: The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879.

HERHAIV EPPINO, farmer, Sec. 10 ; P. 0. Wheatland ; bom in Munster Province of Weetphalia, Prussia, February, 1826. Came to Wisconsin in 11^54 ; located in Wheatland Township ; engaged at farming. Married, in September, 1854, in Burlington, Miss Adelaide Arning, who was born in Holland in February, 1826. They have had ten children, seven are living - Henry, born in July, 1855 ; Mary, March, 1859; Joseph, February, 1861; Herman, October, 1865; Elizabeth, -January, 1866; Benaid, March, 1867 ; Anna, June, 1870. In 1857, Mr. Epping bought a farm consisting of 120 acres of good land, which he has nicely improved. A few years ago, he bought an addition of forty acres, sold off eight acres. He now owns altogether 152 acres of land in one farm. Members of the Wheatland Catholic Church.

Passage source: The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879.

JOSEPH HEnLLING, farmer. Sec. 10 ; P. 0. Wheatland ; bom in Westphalia, Prussia, in May, 1817. Married in Westphidia, in May, 1855, Miss Christina Uhlengaut, a native of the same place. Had one son - Herman, bora in 1857, whose mother died in the same year. They came to McHenry Co., 111., in 1856, where he rented a farm and worked it profitably. In October, 1860, Mr. Hemling married his second wife. Miss Anna Arning, who was born in Holland. Has three children - Adelaide, born in 1861 ; Beraard, bora in 1862; Henry, born in 1867. In 1860, he came with his wife to Wheatland Township, and bought a farm consisting of 135 acres of fine land, which he has improved. Members of the Wheatland Catholic Church.

Passage source: The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Wheatland Town - it names this place 19 more 19 times.

Fires near this place

16 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Wheatland between 2010 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 August 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources191
1 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources62
30 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources667
4 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2000370
30 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources857
28 April 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources91
2 April 2010Equipment and vehicle use80 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 March 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources42

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kenosha County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wheatland: 4 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pit Number 3Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bassett Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Burlington PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fischer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hillard PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Powers Lake Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kenosha County

Storms near this place

15 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheatland in 15 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 9 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2007HailWheatland$200,000Large hail up to 1 inch in diameter coated the ground white from Wheatland to Paddock Lake. In this swath, at least 600 acres of corn, soybean, and hay were severely damaged.
August 2007Flash FloodWheatland$100,000Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains on top of a saturated ground resulted in flash flooding from the Sturtevant area into the city of Racine. STH 50 between STH 75 and STH 83 was closed in several spots due to water depths of 3 to 5 feet. Some local residents indicated that this was the highest water levels they've ever seen. The Fox River and Des Plains river exceeded flood stage. Sandbagging occurred and a berm was built in Wheatland. At least a couple dozen homes had water damage to basement contents, or sewage backups. Some soil erosion and crop damage were noted in the area.||August, 2007, rainfall totals include: 11.50 in Kenosha, 10.78 at the Kenosha Airport, 9.96 in Paddock Lake, and 12.18 in Twin Lakes.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWheatland$38,000no account filed
March 2007FloodWheatland$25,000The Fox River at New Munster (Kenosha Co.) went more than 2 feet above flood stage, and remained above flood stage for the longest period of time (compared to other rivers in south-central and southeast Wisconsin) - from March 12th through March 29th. Low-land river flooding along the Fox River in western Kensoha County resulted in some minor damage to contents in basements of homes and some soil erosion. At the New Munster gage site, the river crested at 12.34 feet at 0245CST on March 15th, 2.34 inches over flood stage.
February 2023FloodWheatland$5,000The Fox River near New Munster reached minor flood stage the morning of February 28th and continued until March 8th. Floodwaters surrounded a home at the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway W in the Town of Wheatland. Water was about 8 inches deep over 77th Street in the Town of Wheatland area. Water is in the backyards of some homes in the Village of Salem Lakes and Town of Wheatland areas.
June 2013FloodWheatland$5,000The river gauge on the Fox River at New Munster remained above flood stage from the afternoon of June 25th into July. The river experienced minor flooding, cresting at 12.79 feet at 1030 AM CDT on June 28th, which is 2.79 feet above flood stage.
March 2013FloodWheatland$5,000The Fox River near New Munster crested at 11.94 feet, 1.94 feet above flood stage, at 9 am CDT on March 13th.
April 2013FloodWheatland$5,000The Fox River at New Munster went into major flood, cresting at 14.5 feet, or 4.5 feet over the flood stage of 10 feet, at 1245 AM CDT on April 20th.The rier remained above flood stage into May.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindWheatland$5,000Law enforcement officials reported trees were blown down by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 52 knots (60 mph) along a Wheatland to Paris line.
March 2008FloodWheatland$2,000The Fox River at New Munster rose above flood stage early on March 3rd and finally went below flood stage on March 9th. It crested at 12.01 feet at 1750 CST on March 4th, or 2.01 feet over flood stage. The typical bottom-land flooding occurred. A couple homes sustained water damage to their basement contents. Many other rivers and streams in south-central and southeast Wisconsin rose to near bankfull or almost flood stage during the period of March 3rd-9th. Additionally, many of the same rivers would rise above flood stage during the March 21st-23rd period and remain above flood stage into April, 2008.
February 2019FloodWheatland$1,000The Fox River near New Munster reached minor flood stage, cresting at 11.66 feet the early afternoon of February 7th. Water surrounds a home near the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway W in the Town of Wheatland area. Water is in the back yards of some homes in the Village of Salem Lakes and Town of Wheatland areas. Floodwaters are about 6 inches deep over 77th Street in the Town of Wheatland area.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWheatland$1,000Several tree branches down in the Wheatland area.
March 2019FloodWheatland$1,000The Fox River at New Munster reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 13.38 feet the afternoon of March 15th. Floodwaters are into the lower levels of some homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive. Deep water is over a portion of 77th St. in the Town of Wheatland.
March 2023FloodWheatland-The Fox River at New Munster reached minor flood stage. Floodwaters were up to the first floors of some homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes along Shorewood Drive and Riverside Drive.
April 2014HailWheatland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kenosha County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
New Munster1.4 miles19
Fox River2.8 miles19
Bassett3.8 miles19
Silver Lake4.0 miles19
Slades Corners4.6 miles18
Klondike4.7 miles19
Twin Lakes4.8 miles19
Camp Lake5.3 miles19

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 WheatlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7991876The 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 1576599. 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.