Welcome to Sheffield ...

Sheffield is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheffield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Sheffield is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sheffield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Sheffield: (616)

Communities Also Named Sheffield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Sheffield - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheffield.

Communities near Sheffield ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <3>
• Walker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
• East Grand Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <3>
• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Rockford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
• Belding
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <3>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Lowell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
• Cedar Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <3>
• Howard City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <3>

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 Sheffield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheffield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheffield. 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 Sheffield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheffield ...

Looking for more information about Sheffield? 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 Sheffield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheffield.

Adding Sheffield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheffield 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 Sheffield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sheffield post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheffield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/