Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheldon had a population of 1,478 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheldon had a population of 5,071 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Ritter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hospers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boyden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sanborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Primghar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paullina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Orange City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sioux Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Perkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Hartley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Edna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Little Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carnes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carnes is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- May City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Doon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sheldon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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