Sheridan, TX (Houston County)

Type: General Entry

Published: April 1, 1995

Sheridan was nine miles northwest of Grapeland in northwestern Houston County. The community was established in the mid-1880s, and a post office opened in 1888 with J. R. Sheridan as postmaster. At its height in the mid-1890s, the settlement had a general store, three gristmill and cotton gin combinations, and a number of houses. The post office closed in 1905, and by the mid-1930s Sheridan no longer appeared on highway maps.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Christopher Long, “Sheridan, TX (Houston County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed June 28, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/sheridan-tx-houston-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: April 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Sheridan
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Houston County

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