Nearest Communities to Sherman,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sherman, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sherman:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Sherman.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sherman is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Hinsdale County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinsdale County: Archuleta, Gunnison, La Plata, Mineral, Ouray, Saguache & San Juan.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sherman. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than Hinsdale County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Sherman (which is Hinsdale County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sherman
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Hinsdale County (where Sherman resides)
- County Website: https://hinsdalecounty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for Hinsdale: Lake City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sherman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sherman.
- Carson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Old Carson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Henson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cathedral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cathedral is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral
- Gunnison County
- County Website: https://www.gunnisoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Gunnison: Gunnison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sherman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sherman.
- Smith Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Place is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Place
- Gateview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gateview is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateview
- La Plata County
- County Website: https://www.lpcgov.org/
- County Seat for La Plata: Durango
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sherman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sherman.
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Cascade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Tuckerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tuckerville is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerville
- Mineral County
- County Website: https://www.mineralcountycolorado.com/
- County Seat for Mineral: Creede
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sherman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sherman.
- Sunnyside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Bachelor City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Creede
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Creede is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Former name for Creede:
- Amethyst
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <4>
- North Creede
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Creede is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creede
- Spar City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spar City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spar City
- Ouray County
- County Website: https://www.ouraycountyco.gov/
- County Seat for Ouray: Ouray
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sherman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sherman.
- Guston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Guston is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ouray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Thistledown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thistledown is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
- Camp Bird ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Bird is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bird
- Sneffels ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sneffels is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneffels
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Ridgway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Loghill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- San Juan County
- County Website: https://sanjuancounty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for San Juan: Silverton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sherman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sherman.
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Middleton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Silverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Needleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Needleton is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needleton
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- San Miguel County
- County Website: https://www.sanmiguelcountyco.gov/
- County Seat for San Miguel: Telluride
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sherman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sherman.
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Telluride
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Alta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mountain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Ophir Loop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ophir Loop is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir Loop
- Ames ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ilium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Vance Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Lime
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lime is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Noel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sherman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |