Sheldon (Harvey County, KS) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sheldon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheldon and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harvey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harvey County

Communities Also Named Sheldon ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Sheldon.

There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Sheldon.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Sedgwick County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sheldon [Sedgwick County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
  - Greenlee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sheldon [Greenlee County].
- California
  - Sacramento County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Sheldon [Sacramento County].
- Illinois
  - Iroquois County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sheldon [Iroquois County].
- Indiana
  - Allen County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sheldon [Allen County].
- Iowa
  - O'Brien County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sheldon [O'Brien County].
- Michigan
  - Ottawa County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sheldon [Ottawa County].
  - Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sheldon [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
  - Houston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Sheldon [Houston County].
- Missouri
  - Vernon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sheldon [Vernon County].
- Montana
  - Missoula County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sheldon [Missoula County].
- New York
  - Wyoming County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sheldon [Wyoming County].
- North Dakota
  - Ransom County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Sheldon [Ransom County].
- Ohio
  - Ottawa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Ottawa County].
  - Perry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Perry County].
  - Pickaway County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Pickaway County].
  - Vinton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Vinton County].
- Ontario
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sheldon.
- Pennsylvania
  - Luzerne County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sheldon [Luzerne County].
  - Susquehanna County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sheldon [Susquehanna County].
- South Carolina
  - Beaufort County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Sheldon [Beaufort County].
- Texas
  - Harris County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sheldon [Harris County].
- Vermont
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Sheldon [Franklin County].
- Wisconsin
  - Rusk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sheldon [Rusk County].

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harvey County: www.harveycounty.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sheldon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.