Do you know of Sherman ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sherman. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sherman.<1>
We found mention of Sherman as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Cook County, Illinois.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1840 and closed in 1853.
Communities Also Named Sherman ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Sherman.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Sherman.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Sangamon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sherman [Sangamon County].
- Sangamon County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sherman [Jefferson County].
- Sumter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sherman [Sumter County].
- Alaska
- California
- Shasta County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Sherman [Shasta County].
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sherman [Eagle County].
- Hinsdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sherman [Hinsdale County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Sherman [Fairfield County].
- Florida
- Okeechobee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sherman [Okeechobee County].
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Hardin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sherman [Hardin County].
- Poweshiek County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sherman [Poweshiek County].
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Allen County].
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Cherokee County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Johnson County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Leavenworth County].
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Linn County].
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Nemaha County].
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Reno County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Sedgwick County].
- Wilson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherman [Wilson County].
- Kentucky
- Grant County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Sherman [Grant County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Sherman [Aroostook County].
- Penobscot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Sherman [Penobscot County].
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sherman [Allegan County].
- Wexford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sherman [Wexford County].
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Sherman [Blue Earth County].
- McLeod County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Sherman [McLeod County].
- Mississippi
- Pontotoc County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Sherman [Pontotoc County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Sherman [Elko County].
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Sherman [Grant County].
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sherman [Chautauqua County].
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sherman [Ashtabula County].
- Huron County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sherman [Huron County].
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sherman [Richland County].
- Summit County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sherman [Summit County].
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sherman [Wayne County].
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Sherman [Minnehaha County].
- Texas
- Grayson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sherman [Grayson County].
- Washington
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sherman [Lincoln County].
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sherman [Jackson County].
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Sherman [Albany County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sherman ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sherman:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
More Orphans in Cook County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Cook County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sherman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |