Welcome to Sheridan ...

Sheridan is located in Washington Parish<1>.

The location of Sheridan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheridan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Sheridan is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sheridan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sheridan lies within the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Sheridan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Sheridan - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheridan.

Communities near Sheridan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheridan.

• Bogalusa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <4>
• Franklinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Tylertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
  • Tylertown is located in Walthall County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <4>
• Folsom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Sun
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
• Varnado
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <4>
• Angie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <4>
• Enon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Washington Parish
• Lees Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
• Stoney Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sheridan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheridan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheridan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheridan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheridan. See our Newspapers Page for Sheridan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheridan ...

Looking for more information about Sheridan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sheridan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheridan.

Adding Sheridan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheridan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sheridan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sheridan post office opened in 1899.

We also found Sheridan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheridan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheridan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/