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Welcome to Sheridan ...

Sheridan is located in Washington Parish<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sheridan: 985

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)
  • Franklinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tylertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Sun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
  • Varnado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Angie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Angie is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <3>
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Enon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Enon is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Lees Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek

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 (so far) for Sheridan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sheridan post office opened in 1899. The Sheridan post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheridan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheridan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/