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History · Wheatfield

Wheatfield’s post office opened in 1882, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1915 on.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Wheatfield began

When was Wheatfield founded?

1882

The Wheatfield post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 904144 years
Founding year: the first Wheatfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Wheatfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wheatfield’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewWheatfield, Indiana (1915): stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Wheatfield came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Wheatfield.

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Wheatfield had its start in the early 1880s by the building of the railroad through that territory. The Wheatfield post office was established in 1882. Wheatfield was named for the field of swamp grass that looked like fields of wheat.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Wheatfield, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Wheatfield, Indiana (1915)1915Wheatfield, Indiana (1915)
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 recent
Schnick's P2130010 (since 2002)2010Schnick's P2130010 (since 2002)Schnick's P21300082010Schnick's P2130008ROW Marker on IN 10 PA0801152006ROW Marker on IN 10 PA080115Main Street PA0801102006Main Street PA080110Main Street PA0801072006Main Street PA080107
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Wheatfield, Indiana (1915)
Retake this viewWheatfield, Indiana (1915), 1915

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Famous people

Famous people close to Wheatfield

Nobody well known was born in Wheatfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Johnny MantzRacecar driver · b. 1918
Geneva MitchellAmerican actress · b. 1905
Charles A. HalleckAmerican politician · b. 1900
Henry F. SchrickerAmerican politician · b. 1883
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Carole PankauAmerican politician · b. 1947
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Derek JohnsonAmerican Christian musician · b. 1987

Questions about Wheatfield’s history

What year was Wheatfield founded?

The Wheatfield post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.