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Communities Also Named Sheffield ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Sheffield.

Within Ontario, the name Sheffield is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 27 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 26 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Sheffield is located in Colbert County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Sheffield.
    • Florida
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sheffield [Jefferson County].
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sheffield [Camden County].
      • Early County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sheffield [Early County].
      • Newton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sheffield [Newton County].
      • Rockdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sheffield [Rockdale County].
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Sheffield is located in Bureau County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Sheffield.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sheffield [Lake County].
    • Iowa
      • Franklin County
      • This Sheffield is located in Franklin County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sheffield.
    • Kansas
      • Decatur County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Decatur County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Sheffield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Sheffield is located in Berkshire County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Sheffield.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Sheffield is located in Kent County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sheffield.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • Although located in Cape Girardeau County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Sheffield.
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sheffield [Jackson County].
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • This Sheffield is located in Custer County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Sheffield.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Sheffield lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • North Carolina
      • Davie County
      • This Sheffield is located in Davie County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Sheffield.
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This Sheffield is located in Lorain County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Sheffield.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This Sheffield is located in Warren County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Sheffield.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Sheffield is located in Greenwood County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Sheffield.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Sheffield is located in Spartanburg County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Sheffield.
    • South Dakota
      • Beadle County
      • This Sheffield is located in Beadle County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beadle County community of Sheffield.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sheffield [Rhea County].
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Sheffield is located in Cass County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Sheffield.
      • Pecos County
      • This Sheffield is located in Pecos County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pecos County community of Sheffield.
    • Vermont
      • Caledonia County
      • This Sheffield is located in Caledonia County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Sheffield.
    • Virginia
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Sheffield is located in Lynchburg City and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Sheffield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheffield ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Blair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Breezys Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezys Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezys Corners
  • Bruces
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruces came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruces
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Copetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copetown
  • Crooks Hollow ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fisher Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Littles Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Corners
  • Peters Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tranquility
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility

How Far From Sheffield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sheffield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sheffield and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Sheffield to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheffield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheffield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3250, Longitude: -80.2067    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sheffield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Sheffield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sheffield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.539 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.993 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.425 degrees.




 

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