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Sheffield’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Sheffield. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Sheffield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,865 and it contained 1,454 housing units.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,865 people in 2010, 3,883 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sheffield yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sheffield’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Sheffield

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Sydney PollackSydney PollackLafayette · 6 miAxl RoseAxl RoseLafayette · 6 miKatie BoumanKatie BoumanWest Lafayette · 11 miIzzy StradlinIzzy StradlinLafayette · 6 miEmbeth DavidtzEmbeth DavidtzLafayette · 6 miRay EwryRay EwryLafayette · 6 mi
By decade

Sheffield, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Sheffield is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sheffield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dayton Historic District in Dayton, 1.4 miles away.

Sheffield and the nearest listed places

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Dayton Historic DistrictHershey HouseEly, HomesteadScott Street PavilionWaldron-Beck House and Carriage HouseHighland Park Neighborhood Historic District

Closest to Sheffield

Dayton Historic DistrictDayton · Greek Revival1.4miHershey HousePerry · Building6miEly, HomesteadFairfield · Building7.2miScott Street PavilionLafayette · Building7.3miWaldron-Beck House and Carriage HouseLafayette · Building7.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dayton Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Sheffield?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Sheffield’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Dayton📜 Mulberry📜 Perry📜 Madison
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