Welcome to East Sheldon ...
East Sheldon is located in Franklin County<1>.
The location of East Sheldon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Sheldon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for East Sheldon: E. Sheldon
East Sheldon is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Sheldon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for East Sheldon: (802)
Communities Also Named East Sheldon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Sheldon - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sheldon.
Communities near East Sheldon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Sheldon.
- Saint Albans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
- Swanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Saint Albans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Georgia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Sutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Highgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Johnson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Dunham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 East Sheldon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Sheldon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Sheldon. 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 East Sheldon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Sheldon ...
Looking for more information about East Sheldon? 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 East Sheldon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Sheldon.
Adding East Sheldon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Sheldon 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 East Sheldon was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found East Sheldon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Sheldon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Sheldon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Sheldon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |