Sheridan Lake

History

The Bee, Colorado, post office opened on August 18, 1887, but was renamed Sheridan Lake on October 27, 1887. The community was named after Phil Sheridan, a pioneer hunter.

Geography

Sheridan Lake is located in eastern Kiowa County. U.S. Route 385 passes through the town, leading north to Cheyenne Wells and south to Granada. Colorado State Highway 96 is the town's Main Street and leads west to Eads, the Kiowa county seat, and east to the Kansas border. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. The town is situated just to the north of the site of the small lake for which it was named. Recent aerial photos appear to indicate that the lake is mostly dried-up, with only an alkali lake bed remaining. The Thunderbird gas station is home to Sheridan Lake's only restaurant. The town also has an auto repair shop and graphic design studio.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  155
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  148
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  101
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  95
• Hen Harrier

  Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  93
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  71
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  59
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  54