Welcome to Sheffield ...
Sheffield is located in Beadle County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheffield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Sheffield is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sheffield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sheffield: 605
Communities Also Named Sheffield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Sheffield - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheffield.
Communities near Sheffield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheffield.
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <3>
- Huron Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
- Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
- Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
- Wolsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
- Wolsey is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <3>
- Iroquois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois
- Iroquois is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iroquois <3>
- Cavour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Cavour is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <3>
- Yale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
- Esmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Morningside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Morningside is located in Beadle County
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 Sheffield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheffield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheffield. 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 Sheffield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheffield. See our Newspapers Page for Sheffield.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheffield ...
Looking for more information about Sheffield? 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 Sheffield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheffield.
Adding Sheffield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sheffield 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 Sheffield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Sheffield post office opened in 1892.
We also found Sheffield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheffield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Beadle County: www.beadlecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Beadle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheffield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |