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History · Sheridan Township

62% of Sheridan Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
62%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sheridan Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sheridan Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Sheridan Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Sheridan Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sheridan Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sheridan Township is located in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 466 and it contained 208 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 477 to 466 (-2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Sheridan Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Sheridan Township on the map, 1948 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sheridan Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sheridan Township on the 1948 USGS mapSheridan Township on the 1980 USGS map1948Mason City sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sheridan Township.

People over time

Sheridan Township, census by census

010020030040050060020002020Peak: 555

Between 466 and 555 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sheridan Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sheridan Township

Nobody well known was born in Sheridan Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Scott AltmanAmerican astronaut, aviator and test pilot · b. 1959
Terry KinneyAmerican actor · b. 1954
Brian CookAmerican basketball player · b. 1980
Edward Rell MadiganAmerican politician · b. 1936
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William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.American novelist · b. 1908
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Tommy ThompsonAmerican outfielder in Major League Baseball · b. 1910
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Sheridan Township
Pool HillRichmond GroveStephens

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mason City TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCorwin Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Lincoln TownshipIts storyC+Prairie Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.