Welcome to Sherritts ...

Sherritts is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Sherritts has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherritts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Sherritts is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sherritts is located in the (740) area code.

Websites for Sherritts ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

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

Communities near Sherritts ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherritts.

• Huntington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ashland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Ironton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• South Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Gallipolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
• Russell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Raceland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• Coal Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Oak Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>

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 Sherritts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherritts.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherritts. 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 Sherritts.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherritts. See our Newspapers Page for Sherritts.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherritts ...

Looking for more information about Sherritts? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sherritts, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherritts.

Adding Sherritts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sherritts 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 Sherritts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sherritts post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherritts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherritts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/