{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Callao |official_name = |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |nickname = |motto =

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The name of the town was derived from the name of the first Postmaster, Jacob Callaway, in 1893. Callaway wanted the post office named after himself. However, there was already a town named Callaway in Virginia, so he dropped the "way" and added the "o".<ref>McKenney, Mike. [https://www.co-opliving.com/coopliving/issues/2002/August/downhome.htm Down Home in Calleo]. Cooperative Living.</ref>

Wheatland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

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