Do you know of Sheffield ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sheffield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sheffield.<1>

We found mention of Sheffield as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Early County, Georgia.

Communities Also Named Sheffield ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Sheffield.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Sheffield.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Camden County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sheffield [Camden County].
- Newton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sheffield [Newton County].
- Rockdale County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sheffield [Rockdale County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Colbert County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sheffield [Colbert County].
- Florida
  - Jefferson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sheffield [Jefferson County].
- Illinois
  - Bureau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sheffield [Bureau County].
- Indiana
  - Lake County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sheffield [Lake County].
- Iowa
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sheffield [Franklin County].
- Kansas
  - Decatur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sheffield [Decatur County].
- Massachusetts
  - Berkshire County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Sheffield [Berkshire County].
- Michigan
  - Kent County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sheffield [Kent County].
- Missouri
  - Cape Girardeau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sheffield [Cape Girardeau County].
  - Jackson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sheffield [Jackson County].
- Montana
  - Custer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sheffield [Custer County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Sheffield.
- North Carolina
  - Davie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sheffield [Davie County].
- Ohio
  - Lorain County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheffield [Lorain County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sheffield.
- Pennsylvania
  - Warren County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sheffield [Warren County].
- South Carolina
  - Greenwood County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Sheffield [Greenwood County].
  - Spartanburg County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Sheffield [Spartanburg County].
- South Dakota
  - Beadle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Sheffield [Beadle County].
- Tennessee
  - Rhea County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sheffield [Rhea County].
- Texas
  - Cass County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sheffield [Cass County].
  - Pecos County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sheffield [Pecos County].
- Vermont
  - Caledonia County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Sheffield [Caledonia County].
- Virginia
  - Lynchburg City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sheffield [Lynchburg City].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sheffield ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sheffield:

Map from 1915 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in Early County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Early County.

Alco	Josephine

Barkers Ferry	Kestler
Beckham
Breastworks Branch	Mockville
Bryant
	Naramore
Cowart's
	Octavia
Elmo	Owens

Fitzhugh	Singletary
	Sowhatchee
Hilton Station	Stamperville
	Sugar Pit

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sheffield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.