Do you know of Sheldon ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sheldon. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sheldon.<1>

We found mention of Sheldon as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Sheldon ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Sheldon.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Sheldon.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Sheldon [Susquehanna County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
  - Greenlee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sheldon [Greenlee County].
- California
  - Sacramento County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Sheldon [Sacramento County].
- Illinois
  - Iroquois County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sheldon [Iroquois County].
- Indiana
  - Allen 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 Sheldon [Allen County].
- Iowa
  - O'Brien County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sheldon [O'Brien County].
- Kansas
  - Harvey County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sheldon [Harvey County].
  - Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Sheldon [Sedgwick County].
- Michigan
  - Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Sheldon [Ottawa County].
  - Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sheldon [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
  - Houston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Sheldon [Houston County].
- Missouri
  - Vernon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sheldon [Vernon County].
- Montana
  - Missoula 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 Montana community of Sheldon [Missoula County].
- New York
  - Wyoming County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sheldon [Wyoming County].
- North Dakota
  - Ransom County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Sheldon [Ransom County].
- Ohio
  - Ottawa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Ottawa County].
  - Perry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Perry County].
  - Pickaway County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Pickaway County].
  - Vinton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sheldon [Vinton County].
- Ontario
  - 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 Ontario community of Sheldon.
- South Carolina
  - Beaufort County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Sheldon [Beaufort County].
- Texas
  - Harris County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sheldon [Harris County].
- Vermont
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Sheldon [Franklin County].
- Wisconsin
  - Rusk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sheldon [Rusk County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sheldon ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sheldon:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sheldon - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Luzerne County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.

Abington	Lookout
Alberts Corners	Luzerne Station
Alden Station
Alderson	Maltby
Alum	Maple Run
Ashmore	Maxwell
Auchincloss	Meadow Run
	Mill Creek
Beach Grove	Mill Hollow
Beaumont	Moraine
Beaupland	Morrison
Beech Haven Ferry	Mount Surprise
Belbend	Mount Zion
Bennett	Mountain Park
Bergers
Black Creek	Newport
Black Ridge	North End
Blackman	North Wilkesbarre
Blake's	Nuangola
Briarbrook
Buckalew	Oakleaf
Butzbach	Oakwood Park
	Old Cranberry
California	Old Forge
Charlestown	Olivers Mills
Chauncey	Oneida Junction
Christopher	Orchard
Church Hill
Coalridge	Paynesville
Columbus	Peely
Council Crest	Pink Ash Junction
Council Ridge	Pittston Ferry
Coxton	Pittston Station
Cranberry Ridge	Pittston Summit
Crestwood	Plains Junction
	Ply,mouth Ferry
Deringer	Pond Creek Junction
Dorranceton	Prospect Rock
Dorrancetown
Dowingville	Raub's
Duryea Junction	Retreat
	Reyburn
Edwardsdale	Rhone
Empire	Rock Cabin
Enterprise Siding	Roosevelt
Espy Run
	Schooley
Fades Creek	Sloyersville
Fairview Hills	South Wilkes-barre
Fairview Park	Stanton
Forest Castle	Stockton
	Sugar Loaf Station
Glen Summit Springs	Sugarloaf
	Summit
Hainsville	Sunshine
Harden
Hardpan	Tank
Hardpen	Throopsville
Harvey Junction	Town Line
Harwood Junction	Trailwood
Harwood Mines	Tunnel
Hazelbrook	Turnbach
Hazelton	Tyler
Hazle Village
Heidelberg	Upper Lehigh Junction
Hicks Ferry	Upper Raubs
Hollers Hill
Honey Pot	Vexit Junction

Jeanesville	Warsaw
Jenkins Junction	West Pittston Junction
Jenkins	West Side
	Westmoor
Kingston - Forty Fort	Woodside - Drifton
Kunckle
	Yates
Lattimer Mines
Laurel Gardens	Zehner
Lee Mine	Zion

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sheldon 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 county. 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.