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History · Sheridan Township

24% of Sheridan Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1904 on.

0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Sheridan Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Sheridan Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sheridan Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - a…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

North Burns
1871–1903
Appin
1894–1904
Ivanhoe
1899–1905
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Ivanhoe
Gone or out of use
Appin Post Officepost officeIvanhoe Post Officepost officeNorthburns Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Sheridan Township
McTaggartSaint Columbkille Roman Catholic

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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 a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 627 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 712 to 627 (-12%).

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

Timeline

Sheridan Township, 1871 to 1905

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe North Burns post office opens
  3. 1894Post officeThe Appin post office opens
  4. 1899Post officeThe Ivanhoe post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903Post officeThe North Burns post office closes
  7. 1904In the archivePlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directo…
  8. 1904Post officeThe Appin post office closes
  9. 1905Post officeThe Ivanhoe post office closes
By decade

Sheridan Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …1904Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's b…
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
Sheridan Township (Huron), MI location2019Sheridan Township (Huron), MI location
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …
Retake this viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …, 1904

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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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Brewster H. ShawAmerican astronaut · b. 1945
James BrookerAmerican pole vaulter · b. 1902
Helen Thompson GaigeAmerican herpetologist · b. 1890
Larry MacPhailAmerican lawyer · b. 1890
David C. ClarkAmerican politician · b. 1926
Howard NugentAmerican politician · b. 1879
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Grant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBingham TownshipIts storyC+Colfax Township1 historic placeB+Greenleaf TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Sheridan Township’s history

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Sources

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 (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.