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The Montana Legislature established Sheridan County in 1913 from portions of Dawson and Valley Counties. It was named for American Civil War General Philip Sheridan . [ 3 ] In the 1920s and 1930s the county was a hotbed of communist organizing.
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Sheridan is a town in Madison County, Montana, United States named after the Civil War general Philip Sheridan. The population was 694 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] Sheridan is known as the "heart of the Ruby Valley."
The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [a] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 7, 2025. [1]
County seat [2] Est. [2] Origin Etymology License plate prefix [3] [4] Population [5] Area Map Beaverhead County: 001: Dillon: Feb 2, 1865: Original County: Beaverhead Rock in the Jefferson River, which is shaped like a beaver's head. [6] 18 9,885: 5,543 sq mi (14,356 km 2) Big Horn County: 003: Hardin: Jan 13, 1913: Rosebud County, Yellowstone ...
Homestead is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. Homestead is located along a railroad, 5.8 miles (9.3 km) south-southwest of Medicine Lake . The community had a post office until November 19, 1994; it still has its own ZIP code , 59242.
Montana Place Names From Alzada To Zortman. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-9759196-1-3. Budke (Hilyard), May and Pamla Hendrickson (Fouhy). Sheridan's Daybreak III. Sheridan County Daybreakers Genealogy Society. Plentywood, MT: Sheridan County Daybreakers Genealogy Society, 2005. Google. Web. 11 Oct. 2012.
The community thrived during its first decade, adding general mercantiles, a butcher shop, a concrete plant, restaurants, and other businesses to serve the region's growing homesteader population. Over the years, however, better roads to the south siphoned off business, and the “Biggest Little City in Eastern Montana” sank into decline. [5]