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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 Corners (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 Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Sherman Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sherman Corners: Sherman Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sherman Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherman Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Corners is located in Medina County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Medina County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Sherman Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherman Corners:
- Medina County (The home county of Sherman Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Hinckley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Windfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Youngs Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Valley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Redhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Strongsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Binola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Middleburg Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olmsted Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brook Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Erie County
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Chesterland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Huron County
- White Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wickliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Eaton Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Belden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Fields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Pheasant Run Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Avon Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Streetsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Brimfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Brady Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Suffield Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Pine Gate Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Mishler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Evergreen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Sippo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Pigeon Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Fairlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Peninsula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Copley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Boston Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Rittman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doylestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Marshallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Congress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Orrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burton City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherman Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Sherman Corners.
Cemeteries Near Sherman Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherman Corners.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sherman Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherman Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Lutheran Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Town Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Hinckley Center Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Eastlawn Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bennetts Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brunswick Center Cemetery
- Weymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medina Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Center Cemetery
- The Medina Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bagdad Cemetery
- Fenn Road Cemetery
- Medina Twp. Cemetery
- Hinckley Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley Ridge Cemetery
- The Hinckley Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Cemetery
- Royalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Fairview Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ganyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beebetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sherman Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherman Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherman Corners, with the one closest to Sherman Corners listed first.
- Hinckley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weymouth is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Remsen Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Remsen Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Corners
- Abbeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Strongsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beebetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beebetown is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebetown
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- West Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Richfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richfield
- North Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Binola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mallet Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherman Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherman Corners.
Newspapers Published in Sherman Corners ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherman Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherman Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherman Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Medina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Geauga County
- Huron County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |