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 910 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheldon had a population of 935 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Effner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Effner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Eastburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eastburn is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
- Iroquois
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raub
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kentland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Donovan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Watseka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Earl Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Schwer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morocco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Goodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wadena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foresman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Papineau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lochiel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
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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