Official Name: | Sheldon |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Houston |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 758 |
Coordinates: | 43.6783°N -91.5933°W |
Area Code: | 507 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 651939 |
Sheldon is an unincorporated community in the Sheldon Township in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
A post office was established at Sheldon in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. The community was named for one of its founders, Julius C. Sheldon.[1]