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 in 1895, Sheldon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Yucatan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
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- Black Hammer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
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- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willington Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riceford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
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- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
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- Money Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
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- Bratsberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
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- Choice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
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- Newhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County
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- Bee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bee is located in Houston County
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- Freeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County
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- Rushford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
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- Mabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eitzen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Hokah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County
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- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County
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- Hesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
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- Quandahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
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- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Hart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hart is located in Winona County
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- New Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Hartford is located in Winona County
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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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