Our Genealogy Helper
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Schuylkill County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
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:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Sheridan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Tower City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orwin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Valley View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keffers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Hegins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Suedberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Beuchler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- East Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Lorberry Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Meckville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Rehrersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Wintersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Strausstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bernville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Locustdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Queen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Slabtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Catawissa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grovania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Rupert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Mainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Shumans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Bloomsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Westwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Enola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Williamstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gratz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Carsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Berrysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pillow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elizabethville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Enders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enterline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Knousetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Seven Stars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mastersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Poplar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Brickerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Elm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Milton Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Hopeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blainsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Gold Mine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Jonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Heilmandale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Greble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Syner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Leck Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Gowen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Bear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marshallton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Trevorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farnsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Alaska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Mandata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- New Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Liverpool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perdix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Pfoutz Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Rose Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Dundore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- McKees Half Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Hummels Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Pallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Shamokin Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Shadle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Kratzerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Marsh Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
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.
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <2>
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Gratz.
- The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gratz Union Cemetery
- Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273655 <2>
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Hollernan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Sheridan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheridan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheridan, with the one closest to Sheridan listed first.
- Tower City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orwin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Williamstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Mine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Valley View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Keffers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Good Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Hegins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Suedberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joliett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Wiconisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wiconisco is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiconisco
- Lykens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 37 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |