Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sheldon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sheldon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sheldon is located in Vernon County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Sheldon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheldon:
- Vernon County (The home county of Sheldon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Milo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bronaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevallo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Moundville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
- Moundville is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <2>
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Deerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Harwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Horton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Richards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Metz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Schell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
- Schell City is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <2>
- Stotesbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lamar Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Liberal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Oakton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Layneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Kenoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Burgess
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Mindenmines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
- Mindenmines is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <2>
- Golden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Golden City is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <2>
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Prairie City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Rich Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <2>
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Virgil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jerico Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerico Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Willowville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- El Dorado Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
- El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <2>
- Lebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Stockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
- Umber View Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umber View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Caplinger Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caplinger Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Lockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Glen Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Carytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Medoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Opolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Opolis is located in Jasper County
- Neck City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Alba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Purcell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purcell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Purcell is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcell <2>
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Godfrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Fort Scott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <2>
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Pawnee Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Ronald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Coalvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Gross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <2>
- Curranville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Fox Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Cornell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Yale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Dry Wood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Arma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <2>
- Englevale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Cato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheldon, see our County-by-County Page for Sheldon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sheldon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheldon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sheldon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sheldon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sheldon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Sheldon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sheldon:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cedar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bourbon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Cemeteries Near Sheldon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheldon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheldon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Sheldon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- Warwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwick Cemetery
- Tolson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolson Cemetery
- Avola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avola Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Bakers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakers Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakers Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickett Cemetery
- Rosewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
- Doylesport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doylesport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doylesport Cemetery
- Dunnegan Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunnegan Grove Cemetery
- Milo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milo Cemetery
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Nigh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nigh Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
- Sandstone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandstone Cemetery
- Nigh Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheldon had a population of 396 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheldon had a population of 515 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bellamy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Milo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Verdella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sandstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Bronaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Hannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Iantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
- Zodiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevallo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Moundville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
- Moundville is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <2>
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Liberal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moundville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheldon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheldon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheldon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheldon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheldon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6580, Longitude: -94.2966 |
| <5> | 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. |