Welcome to Wheatland Township
Wheatland Township is located in Will County Illinois which encompasses portions of Naperville, Aurora, Plainfield, and Bolingbrook. As of the 2010 census it has a population of 81,472 which has grown from 1,098 since 1880. Wheatland was primarily a farming community spanning throughout the entire 19th and 20th century but has been reduced to approximately 80 acres of farmland since.
News Around Town
Holiday Schedule 2020
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Wheatland Township 2020 Meeting Schedule
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Wheatland Township is proud to present quarterly electronic newsletters.
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Wheatland Athletic Association
Wheatland Athletic Association partners with Wheatland Township for facility rental. If you are looking for WAA, please link to them here: https://www.waasports.org
Upcoming Events
BEGINNING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
ASSESSORS OFFICE IS OPEN FOR APPOINTMENT ONLY
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL (630) 717-0092 EXT 1
THANK YOU FOR HELPING SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
MASKS MUST BE WORN DURING ALL APPOINTMENTS
PLEASE NOTE: THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED
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Cemetery Clean-Up :
2020 - The Cemetery Clean-ups will occur in April and October 2020. Please see Cemetery Ordinance for details regarding Rules & Regulations for grave decorations.
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Wheatland Township Cemetery Open Positions: Trustee and Trustee/Clerk.
The Trustee will meet with individuals regarding inquiries about the cemetery history, policies, purchase of graves, or attend to burial requests. Until proficient, the Trustee will receive supervised training to perform the following duties:
- Complete required forms and receive payments for purchased graves and funeral services.
- Learn to measure and mark graves for placement of a monument, open/close grave for traditional casket burial or cremation burial. Trustee receives payment for these activities.
- Communicate activities to other Trustees.
- Attend funeral to assist with traffic flow and parking.
- Attend Cemetery Board meetings. (Usually 2 to 4 per year).
- In addition to above, the Trustee/Clerk will record meeting notes and create Minutes, update and maintain cemetery data base and other records, become familiar with Illinois cemetery requirements and insure information flow among Trustees so as to maintain accuracy of burial books and maps.
The Cemetery management will provide:
- Instructions for locating & marking the placement of monuments and opening of graves.
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One on one mentoring as training opportunities arise.
Please direct Inquiries to manager Ben Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
