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Welcome to Sheets Mills ...

Sheets Mills is located in Harrison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sheets Mills: Sheets Mls. (or less commonly used: Sheets Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sheets Mills for more information about variations on the name of Sheets Mills.

Sheets Mills is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sheets Mills: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Sheets Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheets Mills.

  • Clarksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckhannon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Philippi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shinnston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Stonewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Nutter Fort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
  • Lumberport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lumberport is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 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 Sheets Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheets Mills.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheets Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Sheets Mills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheets Mills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheets Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Sheets Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Sheets Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.