Town of Sheridan Court
The Town of Sheridan Court is held at 2775 Route 20, PO Box 73,
Sheridan, New York.
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Town Court is every Thursday evening at 7:00 PM - doors open at 6:30
Calendar call every 3rd Thursday
Judge Foley takes the bench at 5:00 PM - doors open at 4:30
Judge Romer takes the bench at 6:30 PM
To contact the Sheridan Court, please call 716-672-2600 or fax
716-845-7288 /
sheridantowncourt@nycourts.gov
Office Hours: Monday 9 AM - 4 PM, Tuesday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sheridan Justices
Justice Lydia Romer
Court: 1st and 3rd Thursday
716-672-2600
4-year term ends 2021
Justice Jonathan Szumigala
Court: 2nd and 4th Thursday
716-672-2600
4-year term ends 2024
Sheridan Court Clerk
Eva Gadewoltz
2775 Main Road, Sheridan NY 14135
egadewoltz@nycourts.gov
Office Hours: Monday 9 AM - 4 PM
Tuesday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Administrative Court Clerk Assistant
Colleen Paradis
2775 Route 20, Sheridan NY 14135
A Glimpse of Sheridan,
New York
The land which ultimately became the Town of
Sheridan was initially inhabited by Native Americans. The Treaty
of Big Tree, signed in 1979 moved the Seneca Indians to the Cattaraugus
Reservation and opened the area to speculators, followed quickly by
settlers from the east. On August 1804, Francis Webber, William
Webber, and Hezadiah Stebbins made purchases of land in Township 6,
Range 11 from the Holland Land Company. In subsequent years, many
more settlers followed. In 1827, the town was formed legally by
taking 32 lots from the town of Pomfret and 35 lots from the town of
Hanover. Early publications about the credit Nathaniel Gray,
though thought a great admirer of the poet, playwright, and politician,
Richard Brainsley Sheridan, with promoting the name.
Agriculture became the major industry in the town. For many years
Sheridan was known for its production of fruits and vegetables,
especially grapes. The raising of sheep, cattle, and horses was
another profitable venture in the 1800s.
Situated on the shores of Lake Erie, Sheridan was home to at least 26
ship captains who sailed the Great Lakes in the 1800s and early 1900s.
The first to be noted, Capt. Zephaniah Perkins was well respected.
In 1815 Haven Brigham built a 40-ton schooner called the Kingbird, for
Capt. Perkins.
Sheridan is still primarily agricultural with several fresh fruit and
vegetable stands, vineyards and wineries, greenhouses producing seasonal
flowers and plants. It is also the home of several small
businesses, with some larger corporations on Progress Drive. The
Chautauqua County Airport at Dunkirk is in the Town of Sheridan as is
the lovely retirement home St. Columban's-on-the-Lake.
Information:
2773 Route 20
PO Box 116
Sheridan, NY 14135