Welcome to Sheridan ...

Sheridan is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheridan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Sheridan is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sheridan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Sheridan: (716)

The ZIP code for Sheridan: 14135<3>

Websites for Sheridan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sheridan, the following might be of interest:

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, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Mexico, 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.

• Dunkirk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Fredonia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Gowanda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Silver Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Angola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• Brocton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <4>
• North Collins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
  • North Collins is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <4>
• Forestville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>
• Cassadaga
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <4>
• South Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dayton
  • South Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Dayton <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sheridan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Sheridan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/