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 in 1895, Sheldon had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheldon, with the one closest to Sheldon listed first.
- Crosby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Red Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Huffman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Humble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Mont Belvieu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Caney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pierce Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Moss Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <2>
- Jeanetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Ames
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Anahuac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Dickinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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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