Why visit Sheridan
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Sheridan Bridge and Travelers Home.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 83°F; December lows average 35°F.
Weather in Sheridan
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About Sheridan
Sheridan is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Platted in the 1860s when it received a post office, Sheridan was incorporated in 1880. In 1913, much of the town burned in a fire and a flood covered much of the community in 1964. The population of Sheridan
From the Wikipedia article Sheridan, Oregon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Travelers Home
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Historic house in Oregon, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship4
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 0.5 mi
825 West Main Street, Sheridan
History
Absolem B. Faulconer laid out the plat for what became the city of Sheridan in the mid-1860s. This plat was recorded with the county on December 13, 1866. He had settled in the area in 1847. The Sheridan post office was established on April 4, 1866, with Absolem's brother Thomas serving as postmaster. By 1871, the town had grown to include two blacksmith shops, one church, one school, one hotel, one wagon shop, and two general stores. In October 1878, the Dayton, Sheridan and Grand Ronde Railroad, a narrow-gauge railway, reached the community.
Sheridan, a timber and farming community southwest of Portland and northwest of Salem, was incorporated in 1880. Sheridan was named for General Philip Sheridan, who was posted to Yamhill County and Fort Yamhill in the latter half of the 1850s to monitor the Native Americans at what is now the Grand Ronde Reservation west of the city. By 1894, Sheridan had grown to 400 residents, one bank, two hotels, three churches, and a flouring mill. At that time there was a daily train to the city as well as daily stage coach service from McMinnville, and a single wooden bridge over the river.
From the History section of Sheridan, Oregon on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Map of Sheridan
16 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 35°F | 7.5 in |
| Feb | 51°F | 36°F | 5.6 in |
| Mar | 56°F | 38°F | 5.1 in |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.7 in |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 2.4 in |
| Jun | 73°F | 49°F | 1.5 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 52°F | 0.3 in |
| Aug | 83°F | 52°F | 0.5 in |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 1.6 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.8 in |
| Nov | 52°F | 38°F | 7.2 in |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 8.7 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Dallas 2 Ne (12 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Yamhill County has had 14 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-04-07: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2024-04-13: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2021-05-04: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Storm)
- 2020-09-15: Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds (Fire)
- 2020-09-10: Chehalem Mountain Bald Peak Fire (Fire)
- 2020-03-28: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Salem - Willamette Valley Airport (SLE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 miles away.
- Grand Ronde 11 mi west, about 18 min by car
- McMinnville 13 mi northeast, about 21 min by car
- Dallas 13 mi south, about 20 min by car
- Falls City 16 mi south, about 26 min by car
- Lafayette 17 mi northeast, about 28 min by car
- Carlton 17 mi northeast, about 28 min by car
- Monmouth 19 mi southeast, about 30 min by car
- Independence 19 mi southeast, about 31 min by car
- Keizer 20 mi east, about 31 min by car
- Salem 22 mi southeast, about 35 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sheridan Oregon hill, M.O. Stevens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Travelers Home - Sheridan Oregon, M.O. Stevens at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Sheridan Bridge 2013 - Sheridan, Oregon, M.O. Stevens, CC BY-SA 3.0
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