Welcome to Sheldon ...
The village of Sheldon is located in Rusk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheldon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sheldon has a population of 212 people<2> (see below for details).
Sheldon is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sheldon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sheldon: 715 & 534<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sheldon had an population of 212 people. This is a decrease of 10.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.19% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Sheldon had a population of 237 people. This makes Sheldon the county's 21st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 237 people, the population of Sheldon decreased 7.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 256 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Sheldon.
Communities Also Named Sheldon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Sheldon - they are located in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheldon.
Communities near Sheldon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheldon.
- Ladysmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Cornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Estella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hawkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Lublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Tony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Conrath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Glen Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheldon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Sheldon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheldon. See our Newspapers Page for Sheldon.
Adding Sheldon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Sheldon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Sheldon post office opened in 1906.
We also found Sheldon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheldon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheldon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sheldon. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheldon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Sheldon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Sheldon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |