Official Name: | Sheridan, Washington |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sheridan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | King |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Sheridan was a small town in southeast King County (Washington). Some amount of silver mining went on in Sheridan in the 1890s. There was a post office in Sheridan from 1892 to 1895. In addition, there was a hotel, store and a mill.[1] [2]
Sheridan was located near present-day Maple Valley, Washington.
Suquamish tribe chairperson Martha George "was born in Sheridan ... on April 28, 1892, at a logging camp where her mother and grandmother worked as cooks."[3]