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History · Sherman Township

19% of Sherman Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1904 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Sherman Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Sherman Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Sherman Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Sherman Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sherman Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - a…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

White Rock
1859–1907
Ruth
1880–today
Helena
1887–1905
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HelenaRuthWhite Rock
Gone or out of use
Helena Post Officepost officeJim Morgan FieldairportSchenkel FieldairportWhiterock Post Officepost office
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Sherman Township
ImmanuelSaints Peter and PaulVogel EstatesWhite Rock

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Sherman Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sherman Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sherman Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 999 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,083 to 999 (-8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Sherman Township, 1859 to 1907

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859Post officeThe White Rock post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe Ruth post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Helena post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904In the archivePlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directo…
  7. 1905Post officeThe Helena post office closes
  8. 1907Post officeThe White Rock post office closes
By decade

Sherman Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …1904Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's b…
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
Sherman Township (Huron), MI location2019Sherman Township (Huron), MI location
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …
Retake this viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …, 1904

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Sherman Township’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Sherman Township

Nobody well known was born in Sherman Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Frank MurphyU.S. Supreme Court justice from 1940 to 1949 · b. 1890
Helen Thompson GaigeAmerican herpetologist · b. 1890
Cyrus K. BettisAmerican air racer · b. 1893
David C. ClarkAmerican politician · b. 1926
Dick LangeAmerican baseball player · b. 1948
George LincolnAmerican military officer, educator, and author · b. 1907
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Delaware TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSand Beach Township2 historic placesA−Paris TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Sherman Township’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.