Wheatland Map
Wheatland is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 772 at the 2000 census.
Wheatland was platted in 1858 under the leadership of John Bennett. The town was named for President James Buchanan's estate 'Wheatlands' in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Bennett being an admirer of Buchanan. The entire township (Spring Rock) had a white population of only 101 in 1850, but that number rose to 756 in 1860. A significant body of early settlers all came from the village of Wunderthausen in central Germany. The Germans founded the first church in town in 1857 with a Presbyterian affiliation. This relationship was dissolved in 1861 with the incorporation of St. Paul's German Reformed Church (now St. Paul's United Church of Christ). The First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1858, though no longer functions. Wheatland was legally incorporated on July 13, 1869.
Wheatland is located at 41°49?58?N 90°50?22?W / 41.83278°N 90.83944°W / 41.83278; -90.83944 (41.832891, -90.839490).
Nearby cities include Grand Mound, Clarence, Oxford Junction, Donahue, Tipton.