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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sheridan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sheridan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Sheridan ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

In past government published Postal Guides, Sheridan was referred to as Sheridan Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sheridan. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheridan.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sheridan is located in Grant County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.

Below are the counties that are near Sheridan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheridan:

  • Grant County     (The home county of Sheridan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Slabtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Slabtown is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Ebb
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Center Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Turin ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Turin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Dogwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Prattsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ico ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ico is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
    • Grapevine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Grapevine is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Tull
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tull is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Poyen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Poyen is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Leola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Carthage
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Carthage is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Bunn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ivan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ivan is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Manning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garland County
    • Lonsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Spring County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Lono
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rolla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Perla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Malvern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
    • Rockport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Butterfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Etta ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Etta is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
    • Magnet Cove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
    • Social Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Donaldson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Saginaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Redfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pastoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wright
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wright is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sherrill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Tucker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Pinebergen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rob Roy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Lonoke County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Hensley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Bingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Landmark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alexander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wrightsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mabelvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Windamere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wakefield Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
    • Sweet Home
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • College Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Banty ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Banty is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Shaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East End
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • East End is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
    • Traskwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bauxite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bauxite is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Haskell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Shannon Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
    • Fairplay ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Kentucky
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Congo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheridan, see our County-by-County Page for Sheridan.

Cemeteries Near Sheridan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheridan.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sheridan - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheridan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheridan had a population of 184 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sheridan had a population of 5,035 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.

  • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
  • Ebb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Turin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Turin is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
  • Ain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ain is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
  • Junet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Junet is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
  • Dogwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfast
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belfast is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Obin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Obin is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
  • Prattsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Darysaw ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Darysaw is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
  • Ico ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ico is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
  • Grapevine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tull
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tull is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Ivy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivy is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Samples
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Samples is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheridan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheridan.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sheridan ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheridan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sheridan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sheridan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sheridan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Sheridan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sheridan:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sheridan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheridan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.