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History · Sherman Township

Sherman Township’s post office opened in 1878, and 63% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1910.

1878first post office
0on the National Register
63%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Sherman Township began

When was Sherman Township founded?

1878

The Sherman Township post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Sherman (1878), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 138 in 19102020 census: 268148 years
Founding year: the first Sherman Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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 writtenNo old photos of Sherman Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Sherman Township’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 206 in 1920; 81 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sherman Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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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.

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 227 to 268 (+18%).

People over time

Sherman Township, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 206

Peaked at 206 in 1920; 81 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sherman Township’s Wikipedia page.

Timeline

Sherman Township, 1878 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Sherman post office opens
  3. 1884Post officeThe Sherman post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 206
  6. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Sherman Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sherman Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sherman Township on the 1970 USGS mapSherman Township on the 1985 USGS map1970White NE sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sherman Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Sherman, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Norfeld Colony
1cemetery inside Sherman Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Alton Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOak Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhiteIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAfton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Hendricks Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Sherman Township’s history

What year was Sherman Township founded?

The Sherman Township post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.