Do you know of Port Sherman ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Port 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 Port Sherman.<1>

Our source wasn't clear whether Port Sherman was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Port Sherman would be found somewhere in Muskegon County, Michigan.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Port Sherman ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Port Sherman:

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Port Sherman.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 26/65960   (Place Name: Port Sherman)

County: Muskegon     (FIPS State/County: 26/121)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Port Sherman) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Muskegon County ...

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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 Muskegon County.