Welcome to Sherman ...

The village of Sherman is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherman has a population of 676 people<2> (see below for details).

Sherman is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sherman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sherman is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

The ZIP code for Sherman: 14781<4>

Websites for Sherman ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sherman, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherman had an population of 676 people. This is a decrease of 7.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherman had a population of 730 people. This makes Sherman the county's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 730 people, the population of Sherman increased 2.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 714 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), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, 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.

• Jamestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Corry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <5>
• North East
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Westfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Lakewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• 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.<6> 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 <5>
• Brocton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <5>
• Celoron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
  • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <5>
• Cassadaga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <5>
• Sugar Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <5>

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. Our list includes 8 papers. 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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/