Welcome to Sheridan ...
The town of Sheridan is located in Madison County<1>.
The location of Sheridan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheridan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sheridan has a population of 754 people<3> (see below for details).
Sheridan is 5,120 feet [1,561 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Sheridan is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Sheridan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Sheridan: (406)
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sheridan had an population of 754 people. This is an increase of 17.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.42% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Sheridan had a population of 642 people (which is 8.35% of the total population of Madison County). This makes Sheridan the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Sheridan represents 0.06% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 642 people, the population of Sheridan decreased 2.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 659 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Sheridan.
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, 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.
- Twin Bridges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <5>
- Virginia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <5>
- Laurin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Alder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Alder is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alder <5>
- Central City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Madison County
- Nevada City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
- Nevada City is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <5>
- Mammoth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Silver Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
- Silver Star is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Star <5>
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strawberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Pony ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pony <5>
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. Our list includes 6 papers. 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Sheridan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Sheridan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Sheridan post office opened in 1866.
We also found Sheridan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheridan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |