Sheridan

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. The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Sheridan:

Becker
Bitter / Bitters
Bott
Brug from Bauer
Deutsch
Fahrenbruch from Frank
Felde
Glantz from Neu-Norka
Haler from Jost
Hauf from Merkel
Hergert
Hill
Kaiser
Kammerzell from Frank
Kaufmann
Koch
Mohr
Müller from Dietel
Niedens from Gnadentau
Pabst from Beideck
Reifschneider
Schiffelbein
Schuhmann
Spomer from Beideck
Traudt / Troutt
Vogel
Wagner
Weber from Laub

VOLGA GERMAN CONGREGATIONS

Immanuel Lutheran Church