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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.

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 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 Lebanon County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.

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:

  • Lebanon County     (The home county of Sheridan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <2>
    • Richland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stricklerstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Myerstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Schaefferstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prescott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Greble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Avon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
    • Mount Zion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Zion
      • From Sheridan to Mount Zion
    • Cornwall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
  • Berks County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cambridge
      • From Sheridan to Cambridge
    • Elverson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Brook
      • Honey Brook is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Brook <2>
    • Dampman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Suplee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cupola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cupola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cupola
      • From Sheridan to Cupola
    • Isabella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isabella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isabella
      • From Sheridan to Isabella
    • Loag
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
      • Birdell is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birdell
      • From Sheridan to Birdell
    • Compass
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Sheridan to Rockville
    • Knauertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knauertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
      • Knauertown is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knauertown
      • From Sheridan to Knauertown
  • Columbia County
    • Locustdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
      • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <2>
  • Dauphin County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lehigh County
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Sheridan to Newtown
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Bramcote
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bramcote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
      • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bramcote
      • From Sheridan to Bramcote
    • Stowe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
      • Stowe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stowe <2>
    • West Pottsgrove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Halfway House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
  • Northumberland County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • Moyers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moyers
      • From Sheridan to Moyers
    • Summit Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Aucheys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aucheys
      • From Sheridan to Aucheys
    • Marstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Lake Wynonah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Irving
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Friedensburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Beuchler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
    • East Prospect
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
      • East Prospect is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Wrightsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • York Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Haven
      • York Haven is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Haven <2>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Reeds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Conrad Weiser Gravesite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Weiser Gravesite
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Weiser Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womelsdorf Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horst Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Heidelberg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heidelberg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heidelberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Host Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lapps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheridan had a population of 368 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Newmanstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
    • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <2>
  • Millbach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbach
    • Millbach is located in Lebanon County
  • Stouchsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouchsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouchsburg
    • Stouchsburg is located in Berks County
  • Womelsdorf
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Womelsdorf Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf Station
    • Womelsdorf Station is located in Berks County
  • Reistville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reistville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reistville
    • Reistville is located in Lebanon County
  • Kleinfeltersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kleinfeltersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinfeltersville
    • Kleinfeltersville is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kleinfeltersville <2>
  • Cocalico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Robesonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kricks Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kricks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kricks Mill
    • Kricks Mill is located in Berks County
  • Host
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Host have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Host
    • Host is located in Berks County
  • Myerstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheridan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheridan, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheridan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheridan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheridan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3567, Longitude: -76.2228       In this case, the coordinates for Sheridan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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