Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheldon had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Tomotley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coosaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yemassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salkehatchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Early Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Port Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ritter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashepoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
- Cummings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Horsegall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horsegall is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
- Frogmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Drawdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drawdy is located in Colleton County
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- Tillman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Almeda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almeda is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
- Okatie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Islandton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jacksonboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walterboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sheldon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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