Welcome to Sheldon ...

Sheldon is located in Wyoming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheldon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Sheldon is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sheldon lies within the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named Sheldon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Sheldon - they are located in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sheldon ...

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

• Depew
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• East Aurora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Warsaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Orchard Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Alden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Attica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
• Arcade
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Delevan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <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 Sheldon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheldon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheldon ...

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

Adding Sheldon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheldon 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 Sheldon was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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 State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/