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Sheldon

Ghost town · Pickaway County, Ohio

Circleville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Circleville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sheldon is a ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio. It is one of 15 former communities in Pickaway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sheldon as a historical populated place on the Circleville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.6223° N, 82.9410° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCircleville
Elevation708 ft
Nearest living townCircleville, OH
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1080579
Coordinates39.62228, -82.94101

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What's there now

Sheldon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Circleville, OH (population 14,144), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 708 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Sheldon?

Sheldon is in Pickaway County, Ohio, at 39.6223, -82.9410.

How many ghost towns are in Pickaway County?

Pickaway County, Ohio has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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