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Welcome to Sheldon Springs ...

Sheldon Springs is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheldon Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Sheldon Springs: Sheldon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sheldon Spngs. or Sheldon Sprngs.)

Sheldon Springs is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sheldon Springs: 802

The ZIP code for Sheldon Springs: 05485<3>

Communities near Sheldon Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheldon Springs.

  • Saint Albans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Saint Albans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Fairfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
  • Georgia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgia is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Highgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highgate is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Enosburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Swanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Richford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Richford is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,303 people
  • Grand Isle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people

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 Sheldon Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheldon Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheldon Springs. 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 Sheldon Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheldon Springs ...

Looking for more information about Sheldon Springs? 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 Sheldon Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheldon Springs.

Adding Sheldon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheldon Springs 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 (so far) for Sheldon Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sheldon Springs post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheldon Springs.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheldon Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sheldon Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sheldon Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/