Welcome to Sherbrooke ...
Sherbrooke is located in Steele County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherbrooke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Sherbrooke is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sherbrooke lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sherbrooke: 701
Communities Also Named Sherbrooke ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Sherbrooke - they are located in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherbrooke.
Communities near Sherbrooke ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherbrooke.
- Mayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooperstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hatton is located in Traill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <3>
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Finley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
- Aneta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Traill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <3>
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Clifford is located in Traill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <3>
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 Sherbrooke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherbrooke.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherbrooke. 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 Sherbrooke.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherbrooke. See our Newspapers Page for Sherbrooke.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherbrooke ...
Looking for more information about Sherbrooke? 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 Sherbrooke, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherbrooke.
Adding Sherbrooke to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sherbrooke 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 Sherbrooke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sherbrooke post office opened in 1885.
We also found Sherbrooke in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherbrooke.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherbrooke - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |