Sheridan, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Sheridan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59749. It stands on Nonpariel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sheridan quadrangle. 694 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,115 feet above sea level.
On record in Sheridan
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
Christ Episcopal Church and Rectorylisted 1987
Ferris-Hermsmeyer-Fentonlisted 2008
William O'Brien Houselisted 1986
H. D. Rossiter Buildinglisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresSheridan grew from 642 to 694 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 642 | |
| 2020 | 694 | +52 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Sheridan between 1994 and 2020, burning about 680 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Madison County | SILVER SPRINGS |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Madison County | DUMP |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Madison County | MT HWY 287 |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Madison County | WISCONSIN CREEK |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Madison County | TUKE |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Madison County | ANDERSON LANE |
| 31 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | TAMARACK MINE |
| 22 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 34 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WISCONSIN PRIVATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Sheridan: 14 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Buckeye Mine - Victoria Mines | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Chromium Occurrence | Chromium, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Heller Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Heller Prospect Adit 1 | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Horse Creek Quartz Diorite Pegmatite | Chromium, Mica, Feldspar, Quartz | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Horse Creek Talc Prospect | Copper, Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Malachite, Talc | |
| Latest Out Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Ramshorn Creek | Mica, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Toledo Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheridan in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 10 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Hail | Sheridan | - | Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail while traveling through Sheridan. Time estimated using radar. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Sheridan | - | A trained spotter reported hail between 1 and 2 inches in diameter which shattered/splattered upon impact. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Sheridan | - | A member of the public shared a photo of hail sized 1.75 inches in diameter. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Sheridan | - | A trained spotter reported a garage window blown out by hail sized 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sheridan | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Sheridan 6SW. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sheridan | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .88 inch diameter hail at Sheridan 2W. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheridan | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Sheridan 2W. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sheridan | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Sheridan. Hail broke nearly every window on the south and west facing sides of the Sheridan high school and elementary school. Many homes suffered substantial hail damage as did vehicles and crops. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheridan | - | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds, damaging several homes and trailers. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Sheridan | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Sheridan | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Sheridan | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Leiterville | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Laurin | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Twin Bridges | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Alder | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ruby | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 11.9 miles | 14 | |
| Junction | 14.0 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sheridan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q956658 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 776478. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








