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Sheridan, Sheridan Co., Wyoming

Includes the following communities
Big Horn, Sheridan Co., Wyoming
Clearmont, Sheridan Co., Wyoming
Dayton, Sheridan Co., Wyoming
Leiter, Sheridan Co., Wyoming
Ranchester, Sheridan Co., Wyoming
Sheridan, Sheridan Co., Wyoming
History

The city was named after General Philip Sheridan, Union cavalry leader in the American Civil War.       

The expansion of Volga German settlement in Sheridan is an extension of the sugarbeet industry in Montana.

Congregations
Immanuel Lutheran Church - Sheridan
Notable Individuals
Hergert, Elias
Resources

- Sheridan Municipal Cemetery - formerly Mount Hope Cemetery (GenWeb Project)

External Links

Sheridan, Wyoming (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Sheridan:
Arndt
from
Norka
Bauer
from
Frank
Becker
Besel
from
Hussenbach
Bitter
Bitters
Bott
Braun
from
Husaren
Brown
from
Husaren
Brug
from
Bauer
Brug
from
Bauer
Chrispens
from
Dobrinka
Deines
from
Kratzke
Fahrenbruch
from
Frank
Felde
Fritz
from
Friedenfeld
Glantz
from
Neu-Norka
Goodman
from
Brunnental
Haler
from
Jost
Hauf
from
Merkel
Hergert
Hill
Kaiser
Kammerzell
from
Frank
Kaufman
from
Frank
Koch
Lofing
from
Norka
Lungren
from
Franzosen
Macht
from
Köhler
Mohr
Müller
from
Dietel
Needens
from
Gnadentau
Niedens
from
Gnadentau
Pabst
from
Beideck
Reifschneider
Schiffelbein
Schillreff
from
Langenfeld
Schuhmann
Spomer
from
Beideck
Steinmetz
from
Dietel
Stroh
from
Frank
Traudt
Troutt
Vogel
Wagner
Weber
from
Laub

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

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