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Welcome to Sherwin ...

Sherwin is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Sherwin is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sherwin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sherwin: 620

Communities Also Named Sherwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sherwin - they are located in Idaho, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwin.

Communities near Sherwin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherwin.

  • Baxter Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Galena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Commerce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Altamont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chetopa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quapaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quapaw
    • Quapaw is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quapaw <3>
  • Cherokee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Weir
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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

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 Sherwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherwin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherwin. 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 Sherwin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwin. See our Newspapers Page for Sherwin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwin ...

Looking for more information about Sherwin? 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 Sherwin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherwin.

Adding Sherwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sherwin 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 Sherwin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sherwin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwin.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.