Wheatland is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Yamhill County, Oregon
Yamhill County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 107,722. The county seat is McMinnville. Yamhill County was named after the Yamhelas, members of the Kalapuya Tribe.
Yamhill Cou ...
, United States. It is near the
Willamette River
The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward b ...
where the
Wheatland Ferry takes traffic across the river into
Marion County. Its elevation is ; it is in the
Pacific Time Zone.
See also
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Willamette Mission State Park, across the river from Wheatland
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Methodist Mission in Oregon
The Methodist Mission was the Methodist Episcopal Church's 19th-century conversion efforts in the Pacific Northwest. Local Indigenous cultures were introduced to western culture and Christianity. Superintendent Jason Lee was the principal leader fo ...
, former settlement now part of the state park
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Wheatland Ferry, a historic river crossing and currently the only one between Salem and Newberg
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Maud Williamson State Recreation Site, a few miles to the west, donated and named after a teacher who taught at the former Wheatland school
External links
Historic images of Wheatlandfrom Salem Public Library
Unincorporated communities in Yamhill County, Oregon
Populated places on the Willamette River
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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