Welcome to Sheridan ...
So far, we found very little information about Sheridan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sheridan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sheridan, please Contact Us.
Sheridan would have been located within present day Pennington County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheridan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Sheridan had a population of 433 people.<3> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sheridan is 4,620 feet [1,408 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Sheridan is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sheridan was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Sheridan was located: 605
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, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, 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.
- Rapid City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
- Rapid City is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <5>
- Rapid Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
- Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
- Spokane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Summerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Summerset is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerset <5>
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <5>
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Hill City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Hill City is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <5>
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
- Johnson Siding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
- Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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.
Adding Sheridan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sheridan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Sheridan post office opened in 1877.
We also found Sheridan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheridan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sheridan. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheridan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |