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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 and doctors 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 Bureau County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

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:

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Sheffield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Buda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <2>
    • Neponset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
      • Neponset is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neponset <2>
    • Mineral
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wyanet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
      • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <2>
    • Manlius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bedford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <2>
    • Tiskilwa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiskilwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiskilwa
      • Tiskilwa is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiskilwa <2>
    • Milo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Yorktown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
    • Walnut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Limerick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Annawan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
      • Annawan is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <2>
    • Kewanee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
      • Kewanee is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <2>
    • Hooppole
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooppole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole
      • Hooppole is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooppole <2>
    • Atkinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
    • Galva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishop Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hill
      • Bishop Hill is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop Hill <2>
    • Geneseo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Cambridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
    • Osco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osco
      • Osco is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osco <2>
    • Andover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Morristown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Henry County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Altona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Victoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <2>
  • Lee County
    • Harmon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Camp Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Henry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
    • Sparland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparland
      • Sparland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparland <2>
    • Lacon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Edelstein
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edelstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelstein
      • Edelstein is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edelstein <2>
    • Princeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
      • Princeville is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <2>
    • Monica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
    • Elmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Putnam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hennepin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
      • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <2>
    • Mark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mark <2>
    • Granville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <2>
    • Standard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • McNabb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb
      • McNabb is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNabb <2>
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
    • Joslin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
      • Joslin is located in Rock Island County
    • Rustic Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
      • Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Osceola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
    • Modena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
      • Modena is located in Stark County
    • Castleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <2>
    • Toulon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <2>
    • Wyoming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • La Fayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fayette
      • La Fayette is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Fayette <2>
    • Speer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
      • Speer is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speer <2>
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
    • Deer Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove
      • Deer Grove is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Grove <2>
    • Tampico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Prophetstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Erie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Galt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Rock Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sterling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Fenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheffield, see our County-by-County Page for 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 216 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]<3> of Sheffield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 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.

  • Sheffield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheffield Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Hopeland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fifield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fifield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fifield Cemetery
  • Mineral Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Cemetery
  • Wood Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Family Cemetery
  • Floral Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hill Cemetery
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Bunker Hills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hills Cemetery
  • Gold Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Twp. Cemetery
  • Neponset Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neponset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neponset Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...
    • Manlius Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manlius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manlius Cemetery
    • Follett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Follett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Follett Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheffield had a population of 993 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheffield had a population of 855 people.

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

  • Buda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <2>
  • Neponset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
    • Neponset is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neponset <2>
  • Mineral
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wyanet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
    • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <2>
  • Manlius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Bureau County
  • Annawan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
    • Annawan is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <2>
  • Osceola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Stark County
  • New Bedford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <2>
  • Thomas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Bureau County
  • Kewanee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
    • Kewanee is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <2>
  • Tiskilwa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiskilwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiskilwa
    • Tiskilwa is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiskilwa <2>
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    • Elmira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <2>
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
    • Milo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Bureau 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.

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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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 41.3572, Longitude: -89.7372       In this case, the coordinates for Sheffield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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