It ranked third in Will County for land parcels and the highest in EAV (Equalized Assessed Value).

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.

[5] The crossroads included a post office that was in operation from 1858 to 1902, a general store offering hardware supplies, jewelry and watch repair, operated by Thomas Muir of Glasgow Scotland, a blacksmiths shop run by William Nairn, and a school (Tamarack School District 34) which opened in the fall of 1866 and disbanded during the Wheatland School District consolidations.

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.