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Welcome to Sheds ...

Sheds is located in Madison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Sheds is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sheds: (315)

Communities Also Named Sheds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sheds - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Sheds ...

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

  • De Witt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Chittenango
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
    • Chittenango is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <4>
  • Canastota
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Manlius
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
    • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
  • Hamilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
  • Fayetteville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
  • Cazenovia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
    • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <4>
  • Morrisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherburne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Tully
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
    • Tully is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheds ...

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

Adding Sheds to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sheds post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheds.

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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