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History · Wheatley

Wheatley’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Wheatley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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1historic places
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wheatley is a town in southwest St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 279 at the 2020 census, down from 355 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 355 to 279 (-21%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wheatley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Wheatley

1 place in Wheatley is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Arkansasby listings · the typical town has 1
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1982first listedSmith House

Where they are

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Smith House
Buildings

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
Listed 1982Smith HouseBuildingArchitecture
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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