Sheridan is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Sheridan is located on Nevada State Route 206 southwest of Minden.Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed., 2012, p. 42

History The community was founded by Moses Job in the 1850s.

In 1861, there was a blacksmith shop, a store, a boarding house, and two saloons in the community.

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