Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Sheldon came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Sheldon in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sheldon. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Sheldon data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sheldon:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Sheldon is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Sheldon. See our Misc Page for Sheldon for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Sheldon:

Sheldon was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)