Sheldon, South Carolina
Encyclopedia
Sheldon is an unincorporated community
in Beaufort County
, South Carolina
, United States
, at latitude 32.602 and longitude -80.793. The elevation is 23 feet. Sheldon appears on the Sheldon U.S. Geological Survey Map. The Old Sheldon Church Ruins are located nearby. US 17 and 21 run through the center of town in a wrong-way concurrency.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Beaufort County
Beaufort County, South Carolina
-National protected areas:*Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge *Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 155,215 people, 45,532 households, and 33,056 families residing in the county. The population density was 206 people per...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, at latitude 32.602 and longitude -80.793. The elevation is 23 feet. Sheldon appears on the Sheldon U.S. Geological Survey Map. The Old Sheldon Church Ruins are located nearby. US 17 and 21 run through the center of town in a wrong-way concurrency.