Welcome to Sherman ...
So far, we found very little information about Sherman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sherman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sherman, please Contact Us.
Sherman would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Sherman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Sherman was founded in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sherman is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Sherman is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sherman was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sherman would have been located in the (775) area code.
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), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, 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.
- Fort Ruby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ruby
- Fort Ruby is located in White Pine County
- Fort Ruby has also been known as:
- Camp Ruby
- Shanty Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Elko County
- Cave Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Elko County
- Cave Creek has also been known as:
- Cavecreek
- Ruby Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Valley
- Ruby Valley is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby Valley <5>
- Jiggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
- Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Alpha ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling 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.
Adding Sherman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sherman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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>
From that list, the Sherman post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |