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Welcome to Sherman ...

The town of Sherman is primarily located in Pontotoc County<1>. A portion of Sherman extends into Union County and Lee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherman has a population of 699 people<2> (see below for details).

Sherman is 360 feet [110 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: 662

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherman had an population of 699 people. This is an increase of 7.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherman had a population of 650 people. This makes Sherman the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Sherman represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 189th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 650 people, the population of Sherman increased 18.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 548 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sherman.

Communities Also Named Sherman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Kansas (9), Kentucky, Maine (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), 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.

  • Tupelo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontotoc
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltillo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <4>
  • Baldwyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
    • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <4>
  • Verona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
  • Guntown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plantersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
  • Mantachie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sherman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Sherman post office opened in 1887.

We also found Sherman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherman.

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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sherman.
<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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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