Sheffield

Geography

Sheffield is located in northwestern Caledonia County. It is bordered by the town of Barton to the north, Sutton to the east, Wheelock to the south, and Glover to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.79%, is water. The town is crossed by Interstate 91, leading north to Newport and south to St. Johnsbury. There are no exits within the town. Vermont Route 122 roughly parallels I-91, leading northwest to Glover and Barton and southeast to Lyndonville. The unincorporated village of Sheffield is in the southern part of the town, along Route 122. The highest point in Sheffield is an unnamed summit in the northeast corner of town, with an elevation of above sea level, between Granby Mountain and Norris Mountain.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,107
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,306
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,081
• Hairy Woodpecker

  Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,798
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  3,523
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,495
• Red-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,446
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,254

Largest nearby schools

• Lyndon Town School
  Elementary · Lyndonville · 501 students · 10.2:1 ratio
• Burke Town School
  Elementary · West Burke · 189 students · 11.1:1 ratio
• Millers Run School
  Elementary · Sheffield · 136 students · 10.5:1 ratio
• Sutton Village School
  Elementary · Sutton · 113 students · 12.6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2024-06-18
  3 km SE of Haverhill, New Hampshire
• M 2.9 — 2022-02-04
  0 km SSW of Gorham, New Hampshire
• M 3.1 — 2020-05-06
  9 km SE of Bedford, Canada
• M 2.51 — 2011-07-08
  4 km NE of Newbury, Vermont