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Sherman, Kansas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Sheridan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67356. It stands on Stink Branch. The Survey maps it on the McCune quadrangle.

Sherman within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 18 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

9 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Sherman between 2015 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
3 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service80
15 March 2015Equipment and vehicle use10 acresKansas Forest Service22
10 March 2017Debris and open burning10 acresCherokee County1700015
4 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCherokee County44
2 February 2017Debris and open burning4.0 acresLabette County9
16 February 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service11
10 February 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreCherokee County50
17 October 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Storms near this place

28 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherman in 28 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 4 hail, 4 flood. 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
February 2012Thunderstorm WindSherman$50,000Emergency management reported two barns destroyed and one with significant damage.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindSherman$15,000Several power poles were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSherman$5,000Multiple large trees were down over Northwest Belleview Rd.
May 2025Heavy RainSherman-The Mesonet Station EW0910 in Oswego measured 2.71 inches of storm total rainfall.
May 2020FloodSherman-Flooding occurred along Lightning, Cherry and Fly creeks causing several roads to become inundated an impassable. Over two inches of rain was measured at multiple locations across Cherokee County. The Co-op Observer in Columbus measured 2.11 inches and Mesonet station BXTK1, 2.12 inches and EW0910, 2.29 inches, measured over two inches of rainfall.
May 2020HailSherman-Hail from dime to quarter size was reported.
August 2018Flash FloodSherman-The river gauge at Lightning Creek, 5 miles south of McCune reported a river level of 12.2 feet which reached minor flood stage. This caused the river to exit its banks and impact rural areas along the river.
August 2018Heavy RainSherman-The Mesonet station E0910, in Sherman reported a rainfall total of 3.77 inches.
June 2013Flash FloodSherman-Portions of Northwest 100th Street and Northwest Scammon Road around Lightning Creek were flooded.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindSherman-Winds gusts between 60 to 70 mph were estimated.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindSherman-Large tree limbs around two inches in diameter were blown down across the roadway.
July 2009FloodSherman-Several areas of Cherokee County continued to experience flooding from the heavy rain which fell during the previous 24 hours. Lightning Creek remained out of its banks in northwest Cherokee County, impacting some low water roads and bridges.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSherman-A storm spotter estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 70 MPH.
April 2008Flash FloodSherman-Excessive rainfall caused Cherry Creek, Fly Creek, and Lightning Creek to flood over low lying areas.
March 2008FloodSherman-Numerous low lying roads and low water crossings became flooded and impassable to motorists for several hours.
June 2008Flash FloodSherman-Flash flooding occurred on a few county roads from Sherman to West Mineral.
May 2008Flash FloodSherman-Three to six inches of rain fell over Cherokee County. All areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rain were flooded. A few specific locations included the intersection of 110th Street and Scammon Road, a few thousand acres near the confluence of Lightning Creek and the Neosho River, and several streets in the city of Columbus.
May 2007Flash FloodSherman-Excessive rainfall caused flooding of several county roads between Scammon and Sherman.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSherman-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large oak tree.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSherman-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several large tree limbs.
July 2007Flash FloodSherman-Thunderstorms across Cherokee County caused flash flooding over a section of 110th Street. This stretch of roadway became impassable to motorists.
May 2007FloodSherman-Areal flooding occurred in response to the Neosho River flooding out of its banks. Western sections of Cherokee County were impacted by this river flooding.
July 2007Flash FloodSherman-Significant flooding continued across much of Cherokee County. Evacuations occurred along the Neosho River while numerous roads were impassable to motorists. Damages were largely to homes that were previously documented in June, 2007.
July 2005Flash FloodSherman-A series of heavy thunderstorms caused flash flooding to occur. Several county roads across rural northwest Cherokee County were inundated and impassable to motorists.
June 2011HailSherman-no account filed
July 2007HailSherman-no account filed
July 2003HailSherman-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindSherman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cherokee 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
Hoag6.4 miles20
Hallowell6.6 miles19
West Mineral7.3 miles20
Sherwin7.9 miles19
Mayer (historical)8.1 miles20
Hamilton Camp (historical)8.1 miles20
East Mineral (historical)8.2 miles20
Cokedale8.7 miles19

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ShermanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q17199103The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484472. 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.