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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Sheldon came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Sheldon in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sheldon. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Sheldon, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sheldon:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Sheldon is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Sheldon in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Sheldon for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Sheldon. See our Misc Page for Sheldon for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Sheldon:

Sheldon was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/