The Village of Sheridan was settled as early as 1833 when Robert Rowe and his wife settled on Section 5 and 8 in what is now Mission Township.  Prior to this, in 1826 Jesse Walker established a mission at the head of Mission Creek, just three miles from the present town of Sheridan.  He became the first white settler in what is now Mission Township.  In 1844 Mission Point was established with the vote for a President and Vice-President.  Mission Point became known as Rowes Station in 1863, the Rowe farm consisted of three houses.  Finally, in the summer of 1869 the village was platted and named Sheridan after General Phillip Sheridan.  The village plat was legally filed on July 4, 1870. On June 24, 1872, the town of Sheridan voted forty-five to one to incorporate under the Old Statute of the State of Illinois.  On June 29th of that same year, the first election of the Board of Trustees was held.  The following seal was adopted:  "Town Seal, Sheridan, Illinois.  Incorporated, June 29, 1872".

Village of Sheridan's Historians Committee:

James "J.D." Allen
Marilyn Beardsley
John Morahn
Al Rucker
Sandy Vahl

If you have any historic items or information or if you would just like to know more about Sheridan's history, contact Sandy Vahl at vahlsp@frontier.com.

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Sheridan Historical Society Museum

The Sheridan Historical Society Museum and research center is located at 185 N. Robinson Street, Sheridan Illinois. You can catch us by appointment or by chance. We are proud of our new facility, please stop by and see when we are there. We would like to say "Thank you" to all our donors and sponsors for their support.

We are accepting donations fo Family Histories, School Photos, Yearbooks, Old Photos and any other Sheridan related items. Please drop them off at 185 N. Robinson Street or Village Hall at 115 N. Robinson Street.

We are currently selling raffle tickets for a Handmade Quilt Raffle Fundraiser to be given away on July 4th, 2013. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and available at: Sheridan Bank, Robert Rowe Library Village Hall or from any Society member. Stop in and purchase your tickets today!

Our GRAND OPENING is being planned for Saturday, June 8th from 1-4. More details to follow.

If you have any questions, please call Society President, Sandy Vahl @ 815-496-9004. Memberships can be mailed to: Jean McNelis, Treasurer, 2815 N. 4201st Rd., Sheridan, IL 60551.

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