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.
Then and now
1952 to 1988The 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 sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1952 USGS Okeechobee quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
220 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2018 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DEAD OAK (47) |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (OK) DOUGLAS FIRE (1372) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherman | $10,000 | A 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherman | $10,000 | Winds 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 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Sherman | $2,000 | A 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 2015 | Hail | Sherman | - | 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 2012 | Hail | Sherman | - | SKYWARN Spotter reported estimated dime to quarter-sized hail around Taylor Creek. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sherman | - | Okeechobee EM relayed public report of dime to nickel-sized hail along the outlet of Taylor Creek into the Rim Canal. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Creek | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Up the Grove Beach | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cypress Quarters | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Okeechobee | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Barber Quarters | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Whispering Pines | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Basswood Estates | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mildred | 10.6 miles | 13 |
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.






