Welcome to Sheldrake ...
Sheldrake is located in Seneca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheldrake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
Sheldrake is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sheldrake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sheldrake: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Sheldrake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sheldrake - it's located in Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheldrake.
Communities near Sheldrake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheldrake.
- Ithaca
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seneca Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Penn Yan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
- Cayuga Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Groton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trumansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Yates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <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 Sheldrake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheldrake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheldrake. 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 Sheldrake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheldrake. See our Newspapers Page for Sheldrake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheldrake ...
Looking for more information about Sheldrake? 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 Sheldrake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheldrake.
Adding Sheldrake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sheldrake 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 Sheldrake was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Sheldrake in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheldrake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Seneca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheldrake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Sheldrake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Sheldrake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |