| Sheff, Indiana | |
| Settlement Type: | extinct town |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Benton County |
| Pushpin Label: | Sheff |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Sheff's location in Benton County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benton County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | York Township |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 233 |
| Elevation Ft: | 764 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7056°N -87.4492°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47942 |
| Area Code: | 219 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 443340 |
Sheff is an extinct town in York Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Sheff was the site of an interlocking tower that controlled the crossing of the New York Central (NYC) railroad and the NYC subsidiary, Big Four (CCC&StL) railroad. The town derives its name from a vice president of the Big Four.[3] It was satirically located at the top of the last glaciations terminal moraine. The North South line was built in 1906 under the name Chicago, Indiana, & Southern. There was a large transfer yard located north of the interlocking. At one point the town contained a YMCA, a roundhouse, a restaurant, and several houses. The 1906 date fits the draining of Beaver Lake north of Morocco, Indiana across which bead the line was built. 1906 was significant as these rail lines fed coal north to the massive steel mills being built at Indiana Harbor and Gary, Indiana. In 1966, three men manned the tower. The tower no longer exists.
Sheff is located at, northwest of Earl Park, Indiana.