In the 1810 census I found a town of Sheldon, where one of my family lived. I cant find this on the map. Does anyone know where Sheldon was located?? Bill Chase

Billy: Sheldon is a Town formed 1808, now in Wyoming Co., NY. A Town in New York State, and several eastern states is actually a township and it may or may not have a town or village in it of the same name. In this case Trip Maker 2000 shows a town or village named Sheldon in Wyoming, which "odds on" is in the Town of Sheldon. I cannot find it on two different Atlases that I have which indicates it may be a settlement, rather than a village. Using Trip Maker 2000 it is about 13 miles east of East Aurora, NY. Trip Maker 2000 did not show a road to Sheldon which seems to confirm that it is very small. Per page 285 of the ninth edition of the Handybook for Genealogists, Wyoming Co., NY was formed 19 May 1841 from Genesee Co., NY. Richard L. Herrick RLH:mtf:06April2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy Chase" <bdchasekc@kc.rr.com> To: <NYGENESE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:55 AM Subject: [NYGENESE] Town of Sheldon > In the 1810 census I found a town of Sheldon, where one of my family > lived. I cant find this on the map. Does anyone know where Sheldon was > located?? > > Bill Chase > > > ==== NYGENESE Mailing List ==== > Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? > Forget How to UN sub??? > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/NY/genesee.html > >