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History · Sherman

Sherman’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Sherman. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Sherman Township is a township in northern Putnam County, Missouri. The organization date and origin of the name of Sherman Township is unknown.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 114 to 124 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 2001.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Sherman

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KKKenneth KochCincinnati · 14 miSimon EstesSimon EstesCenterville · 20 miClaude PaytonClaude PaytonCenterville · 20 miRDRichard DudmanCenterville · 20 miHarry J. MiddletonHarry J. MiddletonCenterville · 20 miJRJerrold RobertshawAllerton · 16 mi
By decade

Sherman, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Sherman is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sherman has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Franklin Regular Baptist Church in Numa, 8.6 miles away.

Sherman and the nearest listed places

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Franklin Regular Baptist ChurchUnionville Square Historic DistrictNelson Round BarnW. H. Tedford HouseHotel ReaDrake Public Library

Closest to Sherman

Franklin Regular Baptist ChurchNuma · Building8.6miUnionville Square Historic DistrictUnionville · Italianate8.8miNelson Round BarnAllerton · Building15.6miW. H. Tedford HouseCorydon · Vernacular Italianate · Built 188717.7miHotel ReaCorydon · Building17.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Franklin Regular Baptist Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Sherman?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Sherman’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Union📜 Jackson📜 York📜 Powersville
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