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Sheffield is a census-designated place in Pecos County, Texas, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the community had an estimated population of 174 in 2020. [1] Named for pioneer rancher Will Sheffield, it has a post office with ZIP code of 79781. [2]
Jul 1, 1995 · Sheffield, TX. Sheffield is at the intersection of Farm Road 1217 and U.S. highways 290 and 349, sixteen miles southeast of Iraan on the eastern edge of Pecos County. The site, near a ford in the Pecos River and Pecos Spring, was long a stopping point for nomadic Indians.
When John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl of Sheffield was born on 21 December 1735, in Ireland, his father, Isaac Holroyd Baronet, was 27 and his mother, Dorothy Baker, was 31. He married Css Abigail Way on 26 April 1767, in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
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Sheffield. Spanish explorers traveled Indian trails here in the Pecos River Valley as early as 1590. Later, U.S. Cavalry, a camel train, and stage and mail lines between San Antonio and San Diego, California, used the route. Nearby Pecos Spring attracted settlers to the area in the 1880s and 90s.
Aug 31, 2019 · Well-known Texas Ranger Frank Hamer got his start in law enforcement here. Sheffield offers churches and a trade center for area ranches. Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission.
Fort Lancaster is a former United States Army installation located near Sheffield, Texas. The fort was established in 1855 on the San Antonio–El Paso Road to protect migrants moving toward California through Texas.
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Lord Sheffield (1735-1821): a brief biography. John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (21 December 1735 - 30 May 1821) was an English politician who came from a Yorkshire family, a branch of which had settled in the Kingdom of Ireland.
