Wheatland Township, Will County, Illinois
It covers parts of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, and Naperville (where the Wheatland Township administrative offices are located).[4] Other pre-1850 arrivals include Birkett, Varley, Lantz, Fry, Rathbun, Dundore, Mussey among many others.Nearby and bordering Townships were populated by German and Swedish families bonded by their respective cultural heritages.As adjacent townships grew, small settlements developed around rural crossroads, schools, churches and post offices.These centers offered goods and services and were determined by the distance the area farmers could complete a round trip in one-half day's time.Normantown (1886–1903) and Wolf's Crossing (in Oswego Township, Kendall County 1890–1900) provided markets for farmers to weigh, sell and ship their produce.[6] Throughout the early 20th century, the churches created recreational leagues, among themselves, for various competitions including baseball.The plowing competition which began with horses and evolved into tractors measured the quality and accuracy of tilling the soil on various Township farmlands.
CountryIllinoisCountyTime zoneFIPS codeWill CountyAuroraBolingbrookPlainfieldNapervillePotawatomiNative American1833 Treaty of ChicagoPlainfield-Naperville RoadForest Preserve District of Will CountyOswegoRomeovilleNormantownWill County, IllinoisCounty seatJolietCitiesBraidwoodCrest HillLockportWilmingtonVillagesBeecherBracevilleChannahonCoal CityDiamondElwoodFrankfortGodleyHomer GlenLemontManhattanMinookaMokenaNew LenoxOrland ParkPark ForestPeotoneRockdaleSauk VillageShorewoodStegerSymertonTinley ParkUniversity ParkWoodridgeTownshipsCusterDuPageFlorenceGreen GardenJacksonWashingtonWesleyWiltonAndresArbury HillsBonnie BraeCrystal LawnsCuster ParkEagle LakeFairmontFrankfort SquareGoodenowIngalls ParkLakewood ShoresLockport HeightsLorenzoMarleyPlum ValleyPreston HeightsRest HavenRidgewoodRitchieSunnylandWillow Brook EstatesWilton CenterOthercommunitiesBallouPierceGhost townGoodings GroveMillsdaleSpringfieldTopicsAbortionAfrican AmericansCensus areasClimate changeDelegationsEarthquakesEconomyEducationEnergyGeographyGovernmentHistoryHomelessnessLanguagesPeoplePoliticsProtected areasSister citiesSportsSymbolsWindmillsAmerican BottomBloomington–Normal metropolitan areaCentral IllinoisChampaign–Urbana metropolitan areaChicago metropolitan areaCollar countiesCorn BeltDriftless AreaForgottoniaFox ValleyIllinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state areaMetro EastMetro LakelandMississippi Alluvial Plain