Welcome to Sheffield ...

Sheffield is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Sheffield is located in Cass County<1>.

The location of Sheffield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheffield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Sheffield is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sheffield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Sheffield: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Sheffield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Sheffield: This one is located in Cass County and the other is located in Pecos County.

Beyond Texas, there are 27 communities that are also named Sheffield - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheffield.

Communities near Sheffield ...

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

• Atlanta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Vivian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <5>
• Jefferson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Linden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
• Queen City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <5>
• Avinger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
  • Avinger is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <5>
• Bloomburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
  • Bloomburg is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <5>
• Rodessa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
  • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <5>
• Douglassville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglassville
  • Douglassville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglassville <5>
• Uncertain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncertain
  • Uncertain is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uncertain <5>

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 Sheffield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheffield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheffield. 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 Sheffield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheffield ...

Looking for more information about Sheffield? 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 Sheffield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheffield.

Adding Sheffield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheffield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sheffield was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Sheffield in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Sheffield post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheffield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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