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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sherman Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sherman Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sherman Park is located in Allegan County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegan County: Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Sherman Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherman Park:

  • Allegan County     (The home county of Sherman Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.
    • Pullman
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Leisure
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Leisure is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
      • Leisure has also been known as:
      • East Casco
    • Spring Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Hawkhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
    • Fennville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ganges
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ganges is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
    • Cedar Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Glenn Haven Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Glenn Haven Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Haven Shores
      • Glenn Haven Shores has also been known as:
      • Hollywood
    • Glenn Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
      • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
      • Glenn Stores
    • Miami Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Miami Park is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Park
      • Miami Park has also been known as:
      • Miami Park Beach
      • Miomi Park Beach
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • South Haven Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Barry County
    • Doster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.
    • Paw Paw Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
    • Watervliet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Michigan Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
    • Coloma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Twelve Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
    • Benton Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
    • Mizpah Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.
    • Alamo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Oshtemo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • East Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • Kalamazoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Parchment
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.
    • North Dorr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Byron Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Carlisle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.
    • Holland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Macatawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Beechwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Drenthe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Zeeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Noordeloos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Forest Grove Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Jamestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Hudsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Port Sheldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
    • South Blendon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.
    • Lacota
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Bloomingdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grand Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kibbie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Breedsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • South Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Gobles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Kendall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Covert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
    • Lawrence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherman Park, see our County-by-County Page for Sherman Park.

Cemeteries Near Sherman Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherman Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sherman Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherman Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.

  • Lee Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearl Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Saints Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stuller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lacota Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierceson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand Junction Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pecktown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fennville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hutchins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Sherman Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherman Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherman Park, with the one closest to Sherman Park listed first.

  • Bravo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bravo is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lee is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Pearl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Lacota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
  • Hawkhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
  • Bloomingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kibbie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
  • Glenn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fennville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Berlamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Berlamont is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlamont
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ganges
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ganges is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
    • Breedsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Millgrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Millgrove is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
      • Millgrove has also been known as:
      • Mill Grove

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherman Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherman Park.

Newspapers Published in Sherman Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherman Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherman Park, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherman Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sherman Park:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sherman Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherman Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.