Welcome to Port Sheldon ...

Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Sheldon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for Port Sheldon: Prt. Sheldon

Port Sheldon is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Port Sheldon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Port Sheldon is within the boundaries of the (616) area code.

Communities near Port Sheldon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Sheldon.

• Holland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
• Norton Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores
  • Norton Shores is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton Shores <3>
• Grand Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
  • Grand Haven is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Haven <3>
• Hudsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <3>
• Zeeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <3>
• Coopersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
  • Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <3>
• Ferrysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
  • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <3>
• Spring Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <3>
• Douglas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <3>
• Fruitport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
  • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Sheldon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Sheldon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Sheldon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Sheldon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Sheldon. See our Newspapers Page for Port Sheldon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Sheldon ...

Looking for more information about Port Sheldon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Port Sheldon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Sheldon.

Adding Port Sheldon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Sheldon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Sheldon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Port Sheldon post office opened in 1838.

We also found Port Sheldon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Sheldon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Sheldon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/