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Welcome to Sherrard ...The village of Sherrard is located in Mercer County<1>. The location of Sherrard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Sherrard: sher-RAHRD<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherrard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sherrard has a population of 598 people<4> (see below for details). Sherrard is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Sherrard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Sherrard lies within the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Sherrard: 61281<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherrard had an population of 598 people. This is a decrease of 6.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.83% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherrard had a population of 640 people. This makes Sherrard the county's 7th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 640 people, the population of Sherrard decreased 7.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 694 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Sherrard. Communities Also Named Sherrard ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sherrard - it's located in West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherrard. Communities near Sherrard ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherrard.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sherrard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherrard. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherrard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherrard. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherrard. See our Newspapers Page for Sherrard. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherrard ...Looking for more information about Sherrard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Sherrard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sherrard. Adding Sherrard to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sherrard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sherrard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Sherrard on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherrard. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherrard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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