 Carl F Schmidt, an architect locally noted for his histories of the area, and George Engs Slocum, a local writer whose history of Wheatland appeared in the very early twentieth century.In 1998 (Slocum) and 2002 (Schmidt), the Wheatland Historical Association commissioned reprints of their books.The First Baptist Church of Mumford and First Presbyterian Church of Mumford are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.