Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sherman (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sherman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sherman is located in Hardin County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Marshall, Story & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Sherman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherman:
- Hardin County (The home county of Sherman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hubbard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radcliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Owasa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Iowa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Robertson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Mackey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Jordan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Austinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Aplington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Reeve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Faulkner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coulter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Wellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Conrad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Beaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grundy Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Blairsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Kamrar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stanhope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Webster City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stratford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Bangor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Clemons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Liscomb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- State Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Malta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Rhodes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- McCallsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Zearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Story City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zenorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Shipley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Ames
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Dows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Galt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woolstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherman, see our County-by-County Page for Sherman.
Cemeteries Near Sherman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherman.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sherman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Sherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radcliffe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliffe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Radcliffe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Radcliffe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95908 <2>
- Boylan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cottage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tipton Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Rorem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stavanger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Idaho Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Sherman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
- Radcliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Owasa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Lawn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Hughs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Iowa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- McCallsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherman.
Newspapers Published in Sherman ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sherman:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Butler County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marshall County
- Story County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |