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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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 is located in Chautauqua County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Sherman)
  • Cattaraugus County
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
    • Spartansburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
      • Spartansburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <3>
    • Canadohta Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadohta Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
      • Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Riceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riceville
      • From Sherman to Riceville
    • Lincolnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vrooman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vrooman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vrooman
      • From Sherman to Vrooman
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
    • Brown Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brown Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
      • Brown Hill is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brown Hill
      • From Sherman to Brown Hill
    • Rootville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rootville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
      • Rootville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rootville
      • From Sherman to Rootville
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
    • North East
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Freeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hornby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hornby
      • From Sherman to Hornby
    • Wattsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
      • Wattsburg is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <3>
    • Corry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Dam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbuckle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbuckle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbuckle
      • From Sherman to Arbuckle
    • Elgin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Wesleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Union City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
    • Erie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Warren County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Sherman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sherman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wait's Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wait's Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wait's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mina Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marks Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marks Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marks Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Porter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prendergast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prendergast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Ripley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ripley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Findley Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Findley Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Findley Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clymer Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clymer Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clymer Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clymer Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Open Meadows Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Open Meadows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Open Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chautauqua Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chautauqua Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chautauqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Matthias Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthias Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sherman had a population of 785 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sherman had a population of 674 people.

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

  • Summerdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Mina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
    • Mina is located in Chautauqua County
  • North Clymer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lombard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
    • Lombard is located in Chautauqua County
  • Stedman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • South Ripley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
    • South Ripley is located in Chautauqua County
  • Findley Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chautauqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chautauqua <3>
  • French Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Panama
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Panama is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <3>
  • Mayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
  • Clymer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
    • Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <3>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Stow is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <3>
    • Maple Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dewittville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewittville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewittville
      • Dewittville is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewittville <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sherman ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherman.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sherman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sherman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sherman.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Sherman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1593, Longitude: -79.5955    









 

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