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Sherman, South Dakota

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sherman town. It lies in ZIP code area 57030. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle. 81 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,499 feet above sea level.

Sherman within Minnehaha County

On record in Sherman

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Sherman grew from 78 to 81 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201078
202081+3 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 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

11 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Sherman between 2011 and 2020, burning about 8 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/undetermined5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1

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
26 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSTVAWTQ
30 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionINC NO 91 8/30/2020
19 August 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionINC NO 89 8/19/2020
15 June 2020Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionINC. NO 68 6/15/2020
15 June 2019Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionJUNE BNSF
1 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionINC. NO 50 5/1/2020
22 April 2016Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression493 161ST ST
4 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionLONGHENRY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Minnehaha County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Sherman: 6 unknowns, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arnold Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Duane Bly PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dubbelde Gravel Pit NwSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Dubbelde Gravel Pit SeSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Julson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Limburger Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Old Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sherman Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ulvio Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Vandersnick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Minnehaha County

Storms near this place

22 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherman in 22 storm reports between 2005 and 2024: 14 flood, 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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
September 2019FloodSherman$25,000After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (record 2-day rainfall of 6.75 inches at Pipestone), Split Rock Creek below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) reached the highest stage on record of 9.39 feet above flood stage on September 12. Numerous county roads were under water near Sherman, including 250th Street.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSherman$4,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSherman-Multiple tree branches up to several inches in diameter were taken down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2024FloodSherman-Split Rock Creek below Jasper rose above flood stage the morning of June 21st, cresting around 9.1 feet above flood stage (100.1 feet) on June 22nd. This crest is in the Major Stage. The creek then fell below flood stage on the morning of June 27th. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Minnehaha County.
March 2019FloodSherman-Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 2.11 inches near Garretson and 1.70 inches at Pipestone) resulted in significant flooding of agricultural lands. 250th Street along the Minnesota/South Dakota border was flooded for numerous days. Split Rock Creek below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) reached the fourth highest stage on record cresting 4.53 feet above flood stage on March 18.
May 2019FloodSherman-This is a continuation of flooding from April. Split Rock Creek below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) saw flooding slowly end at the start of the month. Starting the month at 0.51 feet above flood stage, the river fell below flood stage on May 2. Low water crossings on 250th and 251st Streets on the Minnesota/South Dakota border were flooded.
May 2019FloodSherman-Split Rock Creek below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) reached a peak of 1.31 feet above flood stage at the end of the month. The main impacts were inundation of agricultural land and additional delays to spring planting in the flood plain. The low water crossing on 250th Street along the Minnesota-South Dakota border was flooded. Minor flooding continued at the end of the month.
April 2019FloodSherman-Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and early April produced considerable flooding of agricultural land. Other than a brief period from 0600CST April 26 to 1300CST April 27, the river remained in flood through the end of the month. Split Rock Creek below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) crested in major flood stage (5.49 feet above flood stage) on April 7, the third highest crest on record. A second crest in moderate flood stage occurred on April 17 at 3.79 feet above flood stage. Minor flooding continued at the end of the month.
April 2018FloodSherman-Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall briefly produced minor flooding with impact to lowland agricultural areas and inundated several low water crossings near the Minnesota border. River levels reached 1.6 feet above flood stage on Split Rock Creek below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) on April 21.
March 2018FloodSherman-Heavy rainfall along with snow melt caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along Split Rock Creek near Sherman and Garretson. The river reached a crest of 1.9 feet above flood stage below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) on March 6.
July 2018FloodSherman-The low water crossing on 250th St. near the Minnesota border was flooded, and crop and pasture land was inundated as levels on Split Rock Creek climbed to 2.9 feet above flood stage below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) on July 6.
September 2018FloodSherman-Heavy rainfall on September 18-20 brought a widespread 3 to 5 inches of rainfall with 4.66 inches at Pipestone. Moderate flooding occurred with crop and pasture land inundated, as well as the low water crossing on 250th Street near the South Dakota border, as Split Rock Creek below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) crested 4.6 feet above flood stage at 0200LST on September 21, with a lesser secondary crest at 2200LST on September 21. The river dropped below flood stage on September 26.
October 2018FloodSherman-Crop and pasture land was inundated as levels on Split Rock Creek climbed to a crest of 2.2 feet above flood stage below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) on October 10.
June 2018FloodSherman-A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 3 to 7 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20, 24 and 25. Specific weekly totals included 4.02 inches at Pipestone, 2.14 inches near Edgerton, and several reports around 8 inches near Garretson. Major flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated, along with several low water crossings as Split Rock Creek crested below Jasper (gage site JSPM5) 5.7 feet above flood stage on June 21. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month.
June 2014FloodSherman-Repeated heavy rains caused major flooding of Split Rock Creek, with agricultural land and a few roads flooded. The creek crested at 7.49 feet above flood stage at Corson on June 17th.
July 2011FloodSherman-Runoff from heavy rain caused moderate flooding of Split Rock Creek, with lowlands along the creek and a few county roads affected. The creek crested at 3.0 feet above flood stage at Corson on July 15th.
July 2005Flash FloodSherman-Heavy rain flooded fields and low areas, including some local roads.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSherman-Thunderstorm winds caused tree and minor building damage.
June 2016HailSherman-no account filed
July 2005HailSherman-no account filed
July 2005HailSherman-no account filed
July 2005HailSherman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Minnehaha 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
Oak Park Estates2.1 miles7
Garretson3.2 miles8
Corson11.1 miles8
Valley Springs12.2 miles8
Brandon12.4 miles8
Dell Rapids13.0 miles8
Midway13.1 miles8
McCroskey Addition13.7 miles8

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 Q2440851The 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 1258044. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.