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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sheffield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sheffield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sheffield is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Butler, Cerro Gordo, Hardin & Wright.

Below are the counties that are near Sheffield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheffield:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Sheffield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Chapin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Franklin County
    • Hampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
    • Hansell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Latimer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <2>
    • Coulter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
      • Coulter is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Alexander
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
    • Reeve
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
      • Reeve is located in Franklin County
    • Bradford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Franklin County
    • Faulkner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faulkner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
      • Faulkner is located in Franklin County
    • Popejoy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popejoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
      • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Oakland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Franklin County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Aredale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dumont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <2>
    • Bristow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Greene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kesley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
      • Kesley is located in Butler County
    • Allison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <2>
    • Austinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Butler County
    • Butler Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
      • Butler Center is located in Butler County
    • Aplington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
      • Aplington is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <2>
    • Clarksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Coster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
      • Coster is located in Butler County
  • Cerro Gordo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Rockwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Swaledale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
      • Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Dougherty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Cartersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Thornton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Burchinal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
      • Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Cameron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Meservey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
      • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Mason City Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mason City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
      • Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Portland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Mason City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Aureola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aureola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
      • Aureola is located in Floyd County
    • Marble Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Rock
      • Marble Rock is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Rock <2>
    • Rockford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nora Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
      • Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <2>
    • Roseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Floyd County
    • Rudd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Floyd County
    • Floyd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Charles City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
      • Charles City is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <2>
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Goodell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
      • Goodell is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Klemme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
      • Klemme is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <2>
    • Garner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <2>
    • Duncan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Hancock County
    • Kanawha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Ackley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Iowa Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
      • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <2>
    • Alden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Robertson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
      • Robertson is located in Hardin County
    • Abbott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Hardin County
    • Eagle City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Hardin County
    • Cleves
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
      • Cleves is located in Hardin County
  • Mitchell County
    • Rock Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Manly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Fertile
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
      • Fertile is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <2>
    • Hanlontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
      • Hanlontown is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Grafton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Rowan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Solberg ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
      • Solberg is located in Wright County
    • Galt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornelia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
    • Olaf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
      • Olaf is located in Wright County
    • Clarion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheffield, see our County-by-County Page for Sheffield.

Cemeteries Near Sheffield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheffield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheffield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shobes Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shobes Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shobes Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Way Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Way Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Way Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Chapin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chapin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chapin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linn Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Reformed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marion Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheffield had a population of 610 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheffield had a population of 1,096 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.

  • Chapin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Franklin County
  • Rockwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swaledale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
    • Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Thornton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Hampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
  • Hansell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Latimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <2>
  • Aredale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Burchinal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
    • Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Cameron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Alexander
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Reeve
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
    • Reeve is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
    • Dumont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <2>
    • Mason City Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mason City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
      • Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheffield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheffield.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sheffield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheffield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sheffield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sheffield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sheffield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Sheffield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sheffield:

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sheffield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheffield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheffield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8944, Longitude: -93.2108       In this case, the coordinates for Sheffield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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