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Sheridan County was created by the legislature of the Wyoming Territory on March 9, 1888. [3] The county was formed from a portion of Johnson County. Sheridan County was named for Philip Sheridan, a general in the American Civil War and controversial Indian fighter. [4] A portion of Sheridan County was annexed in 1897 to create Big Horn County ...
Sheridan is a city in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Sheridan County. [4] The city is located halfway between Yellowstone Park and Mount Rushmore by U.S. Route 14 and 16 . It is the principal town of the Sheridan, Wyoming, Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Sheridan County.
On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union with thirteen counties in it. Ten more counties were created after statehood. [1] Two counties were renamed after their creation. Carter County was renamed Sweetwater County on December 1, 1869. [2] Pease County, formed in 1875, was renamed Johnson County in 1879. [3]
Story Elementary School is located in the community and serves students in grades K-5. Secondary school students attend Sheridan Junior High School (grades 6-8) and Sheridan High School (grades 9-12), which are located in nearby Sheridan. [12] Story has a public library, a branch of the Sheridan County Public Library System. [14]
Dayton was named after Joe Dayton Thorn (1861-1942) in 1882 because he was one of the founding fathers of the city. Wyoming's first rodeo was held here in the 1890s and Dayton elected the first female mayor in Wyoming. [5]
Arvada is a census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 33 at the 2020 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.75 square miles (4.5 square kilometres), all land. [4]
Well-preserved six-block central business district reflecting Sheridan's explosive early-20th-century growth as a hub for agriculture, mining, and county government; with 65 contributing properties mostly built in the 1910s and 1920s. [10] 28: Sheridan Railroad Historic District: Sheridan Railroad Historic District: November 12, 2004
The Sheridan County Courthouse, located at the intersection of Burkett and Main Streets in Sheridan, is the seat of government of Sheridan County, Wyoming.Built from 1904 to 1905, the courthouse was the first built in the county.