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SHERMAN
COUNTY, TEXAS
36° 16' 48"
N, 101° 53' 24" W 36.28, -101.89)
Population: 3,068 est. (2016) 3,034 (2010)
Total area: 923 square miles (2,390 km2)
923 square miles (2,390 km2) land
0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) water |
Sherman County
History
(from 1936 Texas
Centennial Marker - US 287, 2 miles S of Stratford)
SHERMAN COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar Territories;
Created August 21, 1876;
Organized June 13, 1889;
Named in Honor of General Sidney Sherman 1805-1873;
Commander of the Left Wing of the Army at the Battle
of San Jacinto;
Member of the Texas Congress 1842-1843;
County Seat, Coldwater,
1889;
Stratford,
Since 1901
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Sherman
County Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat - Stratford
Book Hotel Here - Dumas
Hotels |
Sherman
County Vintage Maps
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Sherman County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Sherman County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Sherman County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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