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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

Sheridan itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Sheridan had a population of 447 people.

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

  • Hill City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pactola ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pactola is located in Pennington County
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  • Silver City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City is located in Pennington County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Redfern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Redfern is located in Pennington County
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  • Hayward ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayward is located in Pennington County
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  • Oreville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oreville is located in Pennington County
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  • Spokane ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spokane is located in Custer County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
  • Mystic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mystic is located in Pennington County
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  • Merritt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
  • Berne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Berne is located in Custer County
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  • Rapid City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackhawk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nemo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hermosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rochford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Piedmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Nahant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nahant is located in Lawrence County
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  • Tilford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tilford is located in Meade County
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  • Fairburn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
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  • Woodville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
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  • Pringle
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Galena
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Galena is located in Lawrence County
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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
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