Welcome to Sheldons Grove ...

Sheldons Grove is located in Schuyler County<1>.

The location of Sheldons Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Sheldons Grove: SHEL-duhnz<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheldons Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Sheldons Grove: Sheldons Grv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sheldons Grove for more information about variations on the name of Sheldons Grove.

Sheldons Grove is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sheldons Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sheldons Grove lies within the (217) area code.

Communities near Sheldons Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheldons Grove.

• Beardstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <5>
• Havana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <5>
• Rushville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
• Lewistown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
• Virginia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <5>
• Astoria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <5>
• Vermont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <5>
• Chandlerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <5>
• Industry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <5>
• Ipava
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
  • Ipava is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sheldons Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheldons Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheldons Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheldons Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheldons Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Sheldons Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheldons Grove ...

Looking for more information about Sheldons Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sheldons Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheldons Grove.

Adding Sheldons Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheldons Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sheldons Grove was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Sheldons Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheldons Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheldons Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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