Welcome to Shermantown ...
So far, we found very little information about Shermantown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shermantown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shermantown, please Contact Us.
Shermantown would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
Shermantown was founded in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shermantown is 7,380 feet [2,249 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Shermantown is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Shermantown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Shermantown was located: 775
Communities Also Named Shermantown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shermantown - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shermantown.
Communities near Shermantown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shermantown.
- Belmont Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Mill
- Belmont Mill is located in White Pine County
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Illipah ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illipah
- Illipah is located in White Pine County
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Duckwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Copper Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in White Pine County
- Ruth has also been known as:
- New Ruth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <5>
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 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 Shermantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shermantown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shermantown. 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 Shermantown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shermantown. See our Newspapers Page for Shermantown.
Adding Shermantown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shermantown 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 Shermantown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Shermantown post office opened in 1869.
We also found Shermantown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shermantown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 Shermantown, 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 White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shermantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |