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History · Sheridan Township

Half of Sheridan Township’s homes were built after 2004

Most of Sheridan Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1924 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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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 writtenNo old photos of Sheridan Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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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 a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 444. Sheridan Township was established in 1869, and most likely was named after Philip Sheridan, an officer in the Civil War.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 384 to 444 (+16%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Sheridan Township on the map, 1924 to 1984

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 1924 USGS mapSheridan Township on the 1984 USGS map1924Winston 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.

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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Conrad BurnsAmerican politician · b. 1935
DeWitt Clarke JenningsAmerican actor · b. 1871
Joseph I. FranceAmerican politician · b. 1873
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Walter PageAmerican jazz musician · b. 1900
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Don GillisAmerican composer · b. 1912
Alexander Monroe DockeryMissouri politician · b. 1845
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Allen SchoolschoolHopkins SchoolschoolWooderson Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Sheridan Township
Wooderson

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.

Hamilton Township1 historic placeBLiberty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColfax TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonroe 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.