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Sherman, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Okeechobee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34974. It stands on Nubbin Slough. The Survey maps it on the Okeechobee quadrangle.

Sherman within Okeechobee County

Then and now

1952 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sherman, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Sherman, surveyed 1952

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

220 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Sherman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 663 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning39
Railroad operations and maintenance38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Natural35
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism15
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
25 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 September 2001Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 September 1997Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 August 2018Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceDEAD OAK (47)
23 August 2006Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service(OK) DOUGLAS FIRE (1372)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okeechobee County

Storms near this place

6 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherman in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2017: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSherman$10,000A large rotten oak tree fell on a mobile home near Okeechobee City as a thunderstorm passed over the area with estimated wind gusts estimated near 40 mph. The fallen tree caused damage to the kitchen and bedroom areas of the mobile home.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSherman$10,000Winds from a thunderstorm damaged a carport awning within the Zachary Taylor RV Resort. Nearby a downed tree pierced the roof of fire station number 2.
July 2014Tornado (EF0)Sherman$2,000A low-end EF-0 tornado touched down in rural Okeechobee, just south of SE 8th Street, crossed the street, then moved through a line of trees into an open field. Several trees were toppled and a 20 foot by 20 foot light weight shed in the field experienced a direct hit from the tornado and was destroyed. Some light metal debris was lofted into nearby pine trees. After an examination of damage photos, maximum winds were estimated at 60-65 mph. Prior to the damage, several citizens reported seeing a funnel cloud or tornado in the region.
April 2015HailSherman-Broadcast media relayed report from public of golf ball-sized hail that fell in the Ancient Oaks subdivision along US-441 southeast of Taylor Creek. The public estimated that the hail fell for approximately 8 minutes.
May 2012HailSherman-SKYWARN Spotter reported estimated dime to quarter-sized hail around Taylor Creek.
May 2012HailSherman-Okeechobee EM relayed public report of dime to nickel-sized hail along the outlet of Taylor Creek into the Rim Canal.

Every storm recorded in Okeechobee County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Taylor Creek1.9 miles15
Up the Grove Beach2.8 miles15
Cypress Quarters4.2 miles14
Okeechobee4.6 miles15
Barber Quarters5.3 miles14
Whispering Pines6.4 miles14
Basswood Estates7.1 miles14
Mildred10.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295623. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.