Welcome to Sherman ...

Sherman is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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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

Area Code for Sherman: 620

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.

Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Parsons is located in Labette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Columbus is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
Oswego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Oswego is located in Labette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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- Altamont is located in Labette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
Chetopa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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- Chetopa is located in Labette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <4>
Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Cherokee is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
Weir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
Scammon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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- Scammon is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scammon <4>
McCune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
- McCune is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCune <4>

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>

From that list, the Sherman post office opened in 1894.

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 ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/