Sheldon South Carolina Map
Sheldon, South Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Sheldon, Beaufort County.
Interactive Map of Sheldon, South Carolina
| City | Sheldon |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Beaufort |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 32.601572 |
| Longitude | -80.793162 |
| Population | 610 |
| Density | 47.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Sheldon, South Carolina
Sheldon is a locality in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 610. The population density is 47.5 people per km². Sheldon is located at 32.6016°N, 80.7932°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29940.
Sheldon breathes a quiet, sun-drenched existence, where the land slopes gently toward the whispering waters of the Lowcountry. It lies 13.8 miles north-north-west of Beaufort, SC (from Beaufort, SC: bearing 329°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-south-east of Yemassee. Live oaks, draped in veils of Spanish moss, stand as ancient sentinels, their gnarled branches reaching toward a sky that often bleeds into hues of rose and lavender at day's end. The air here carries the faint, salty kiss of the nearby Atlantic, mingling with the earthy scent of pine and the sweet perfume of jasmine that blooms with unrestrained abandon. The terrain, a mosaic of marshland and well-trodden paths, invites a slow exploration, a deliberate unfolding of its understated beauty, where the very ground seems to absorb the hushed conversations of generations. This corner of Beaufort County, Sheldon, carries the weight of a past deeply intertwined with the agricultural heart of the South, once a significant center for cotton and rice cultivation. The echoes of its plantation heritage linger, though the landscape now tells a different story, one of resilience and adaptation. Local life moves with a rhythm dictated by the tides and the sun, where the bounty of the sea and the land still forms the bedrock of its economy, with fishing and aquaculture providing sustenance and livelihood. Scattered remnants of historical structures, weathered by salt and time, hint at the lives lived and the fortunes made and lost, creating a sense of continuity that is both poignant and enduring, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of Sheldon.
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About This Sheldon Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Sheldon, South Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sheldon and Beaufort County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Sheldon is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Sheldon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
