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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Grayson County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

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:

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Sherman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
    • Tribune
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tribune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tribune
      • From Sherman to Tribune
    • Knollwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Twin City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County
    • Luella
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frontier Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
    • Howe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Gage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gage
      • From Sherman to Gage
    • Pottsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Denison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiterock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Southmayd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Collin County
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
    • Dexter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Callisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Callisburg
      • From Sherman to Callisburg
    • Lake Kiowa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <3>
    • Oak Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Coesfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coesfield
      • From Sherman to Coesfield
    • Hemming
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
  • Denton County
  • Fannin County
  • Bryan County (OK)
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherman, with the one closest to Sherman listed first.
    • McBride
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
    • Shay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Woodville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
    • Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sherman had a population of 7,335 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sherman had a population of 45,136 people.

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

  • Luella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
    • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
  • Howe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Denison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Southmayd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • White Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mound
    • White Mound is located in Grayson County
  • Tom Bean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Steedham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steedham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County
  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Grayson County
  • Bells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elm View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
    • Elm View is located in Grayson County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kentucky Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Grayson County
    • Elmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
      • Elmont is located in Grayson County

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 71 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 26 miles [41.8 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 professional and volunteer websites 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:

The official website for Sherman: www.cityofsherman.com/

The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 33.6366, Longitude: -96.6094    
<7>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.




 

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