Welcome to Sheffield ...

Sheffield is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Sheffield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sheffield: 434

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), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Vermont.

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.

• Lynchburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
• Bedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
• Altavista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <2>
• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
• Hurt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
• Lawyers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
• Timberlake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
• Woodbine Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
• Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
• Lavino Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village

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.