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Welcome to Sherman ...Sherman is located in Cherokee County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Sherman, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. The origin (or the toponymy) of Sherman: Named for William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), a General serving with the Union Amry during the American Civil War. Sherman is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Sherman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Sherman is within the (620) area code. Communities Also Named Sherman ...While we believe that this Sherman is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 8 Kansas communities named Sherman. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Nemaha, Reno, Sedgwick and Wilson County. Beyond Kansas, there are 46 communities that are also named Sherman - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Maine (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherman. Communities near Sherman ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherman.
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 Sherman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherman. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherman. 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 Sherman. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherman. See our Newspapers Page for Sherman. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherman ...Looking for more information about Sherman? 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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sherman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherman. Adding Sherman to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sherman 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 Sherman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Sherman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherman. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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