Sheridan, Indiana (U.S.)

Hamilton County

Last modified: 2025-02-15 by rick wyatt
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image by Ethan Dubrow, 17 January 2025

• The flag
• The logo

See also:

• Hamilton County
• County and Municipal flags of Indiana
• Indiana
• United States of America

Description of the flag

Sheridan is located in Hamilton County, Indiana and as of 2025 has a population of about 5,000 to 6,000 (this is an estimate) ever since they annexed the entirety of Adams Township on New Year's Day. Sheridan is 48.36 square miles big.

I visited the Sheridan Historical Society this afternoon and I finally got the flag of Sheridan, Indiana! The flag was created in the early 1990s by Susan Hammack as part of a contest for elementary school children; her flag won first place and was presumably selected to be the official flag of Sheridan for some time. It fell out of governmental use eventually — exact year unknown — as Sheridan Town Hall reported that they no longer use any flag, nevermind that one specifically. The town hall never actually confirmed having used the flag at any point, so for all we know it may have just been a civic flag.

If I had to describe the dimensions, the flag has roughly the same aspect ratio as the U.S. State of Wyoming: square-ish but not perfectly square. It's red and contains a white silhouette of Indiana outlined in black, three objects inside said silhouette, an annotation, and the words 'Sheridan' and 'Indiana' in black cursive outlined white on either side of the silhouette tilted upwards and downwards respectively at a 45 degree angle.

• Object 1 - The Boxley Cabin
  • Where the founder of the town of Sheridan, George Boxley, lived for a while. A tree is visible behind it.
  • Just a quick side note, the cabin is not actually shaded but rather full of numerous narrow vertical lines to give the illusion. It's not very visible in the photo but I can confirm it with my own eyes.
• Object 2 - A Carriage
  • Sheridan, like just about every other settlement west of the 13 colonies, was settled by pioneers.
• Object 3 - Blackhawks
  • The Blackhawks are the football team of Sheridan High School.
• Annotation
  • In the center of the silhouette is a black dot labeled "1860" "MILLWOOD-SHERIDAN". Sheridan was founded in 1860 under the name Millwood.

The logo

image located by David Sigley, 29 May 2024

Source: https://sheridan.in.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/New-Sheridan-Logo-1024x576.png
Ethan Dubrow, 17 January 2025