Our Genealogy Helper
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 Sheldon (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 Sheldon. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sheldon is primarily located in O'Brien County. A portion of Sheldon extends into Sioux 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 O'Brien County: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola, Plymouth & Sioux.
Below are the counties that are near Sheldon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheldon:
- O'Brien County (The home county of Sheldon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <2>
- Sanborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Sanborn is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>
- Primghar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primghar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primghar
- Primghar is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primghar <2>
- Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Paullina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Hartley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Calumet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Sutherland is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherland <2>
- Moneta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Marcus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <2>
- Cleghorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Larrabee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Meriden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Everly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <2>
- Little Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <2>
- Edna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Doon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Doon is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <2>
- Rock Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
- Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <2>
- Alvord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Alvord is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <2>
- Lester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <2>
- Melvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Sibley is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
- Allendorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- May City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Ocheyedan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Remsen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
- Remsen is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <2>
- Struble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Oyens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Craig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Matlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Matlock is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <2>
- Hospers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
- Hospers is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <2>
- Boyden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Orange City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
- Orange City is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <2>
- Sioux Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Center
- Sioux Center is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Center <2>
- Perkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Westbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Maurice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Rock Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <2>
- Nobles County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Ellsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
- Ransom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Org
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Rushmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Round Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <2>
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Ash Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Kanaranzi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanaranzi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaranzi
- Kanaranzi is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanaranzi <2>
- Lincoln County (SD)
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Hudson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheldon, see our County-by-County Page for Sheldon.
Cemeteries Near Sheldon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheldon.
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 Sheldon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hospers Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospers Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospers Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hospers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roseland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Floyd Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Cecilla Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilla Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gilman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Boyden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
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.<4>
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.
These 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) - Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <2>
- Matlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Matlock is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <2>
- Hospers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
- Hospers is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <2>
- Boyden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sanborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Sanborn is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <2>
- Newkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Primghar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primghar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primghar
- Primghar is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primghar <2>
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Paullina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheldon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheldon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sheldon ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheldon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sheldon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sheldon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sheldon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Sheldon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Sheldon:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to O'Brien County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lyon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osceola County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sioux County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nobles County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of O'Brien County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of O'Brien County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheldon. 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> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheldon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheldon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1799, Longitude: -95.8444 In this case, the coordinates for Sheldon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |