Welcome to Sheridan ...

Sheridan is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheridan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Sheridan is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sheridan lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sheridan is within the boundaries of the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Sheridan: 95681<3>

Communities Also Named Sheridan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Sheridan: This one is located in Placer County and the other is located in Sonoma County.

Beyond California, there are 44 communities that are also named Sheridan - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

• Roseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Citrus Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
• Rocklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <4>
• Yuba City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba City
  • Yuba City is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuba City <4>
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Auburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Marysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Loomis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <4>
• Wheatland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Clayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Placer County

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sheridan post office opened in 1868.

We also found Sheridan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/