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Welcome to Sheldon ...

Sheldon is located in Greenlee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Sheldon was located in Graham County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheldon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Sheldon is 3,580 feet [1,091 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sheldon is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sheldon lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Sheldon and travel east, you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Sheldon: 928

Communities Also Named Sheldon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Sheldon - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sheldon ...

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

  • Clifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Duncan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Virden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Virden is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • York
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Guthrie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guthrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Guthrie
    • From Sheldon to Guthrie
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morenci
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitlock Cienega ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Metcalf ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metcalf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Greenlee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Metcalf
    • From Sheldon to Metcalf
  • San Jose
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheldon ...

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

Adding Sheldon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Sheldon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sheldon in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Sheldon post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheldon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Greenlee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheldon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/