Summary
City/Town
Name:
Sherman
State:
Connecticut
County:
Fairfield County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1802
Year
Incorporated:
1802
Form
of Government:
Selectman - Town Meeting
Town
Hall Address:
The Mallory Town Hall
Web Address:
www.townofshermanct.org/
History
Brief:
The town was settled about 1736 with New Fairfield. In May 1742 was divided into a Northern and Southern Society. The Northern Society was incorporated as the town of Sherman in October 1802. Town vital records begin 1802. Barbour collection records cover 1802-1850.
Other City Names (0) Settled From (1) Population (18) Year: 1810 Population: 949 Year: 1830 Population: 947 Year: 1850 Population: 984 Year: 1860 Population: 911 Year: 1870 Population: 846 Year: 1880 Population: 828 Year: 1890 Population: 668 Year: 1900 Population: 658 Year: 1910 Population: 569 Year: 1920 Population: 533 Year: 1930 Population: 391 Year: 1940 Population: 477 Year: 1950 Population: 549 Year: 1960 Population: 825 Year: 1970 Population: 1459 Year: 1980 Population: 2281 Year: 1990 Population: 2809 Year: 2000 Population: 3827
Founding Families (1) Cemeteries (10) Name: Briggs Cemetery Location: On Mrs. Walsh's farm Name: Center Cemetery Location: Route 37 Name: Graves Cemetery Location: Route 39 Name: Gravyard Cemetery Location: On farm of Stevens Constable, west side of Creek Pond Name: Hungerford Cemetery Location: On the Irwin Atchinson Farm Name: Leach Cemetery Location: Leach Hollow, near Creek Bridge Name: North Sherman Cemetery Location: Church Road Name: Old Graveyard Location: Near Sherman Center, moved Name: Pepper Cemetery Location: Near Mauwehoo Lake Name: Wanzer Cemetery Location: Near Mauwehoo Lake
Churches (2) Name: Holy Trinity Church (860) 354-1414 Location: 15 Route 37 & 39, P.O, Box 97, Sherman, CT 06784 Website: www.holytrinityreehurch-shermanct.41pi.com/ Name: Sherman Congregational Church (860) 354-6114 Location: 6 Church Street, Sherman, CT 06784
Monuments (0) Communities (14) Name: Briggs Hill Name: Camp Aquila Name: Candlewood Lake Estates Name: Coburn Name: Deer Run Shores Name: Green Pond Name: Holiday Point Name: Laurel Hill Name: Leach Hollow Name: Mauweehoo Hill Name: North End Name: Quaker Ridge Name: Spring Lake Name: Timer Trails
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (2) Name: Arshile Gorky (1904-1948) Abstract expressionist painter Type: Contemporary Name: Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948- ) Russian American dancer Type: Contemporary
Newspapers (1) Name: The Greater New Milford Spectrum Weekly (203) 744-5100 Type: Contemporary Location: 333 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810 Website: www.newstimes.com
Schools (1) Name: Sherman School Pk-8 (860) 355-3793 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 2 Route 37 East, Sherman, CT 06784 Website: www.shermanschool.com
Libraries (1) Name: The Sherman Library (860) 354-2455 Type: Current Location: 1 Sherman Center, P.O. Box 40, Sherman, CT 06784 Website: www.biblio.org/sherman
Published Histories (1) Name: Historical Landmarks in the Town of Sherman, Connecticut Author: Ruth Rogers Date Published: 1907 Publisher: Quaker Hill Conference Association
Genealogy Websites (1) Historic Timeline (29) Date: 1707 Description: Captain Nathan Gold and others from Fairfield granted land for a township north of Danbury Date: 1729 Description: The Indian sachem named Mauwehu and 12 other chiefs signed a deed giving the colonists the land. Date: 1736/37 Description: The eleven proprietors divided the "Upper Seven Miles" (Sherman) from the "Lower Seven Miles" (New Fairfield) Date: 1742 Description: The General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut granted Sherman its own parish so it could have its own church. Date: 1775 Description: The Revolutionary War - William Giddings of Sherman received his commission as captain from General Washington. Date: 1778 Description: Coming down Quaker Hill, Gen Washington and his army passed through North Sherman on their way to Boston to save the French fleet stationed there. Date: 1802 Description: Sherman incorporated from New Fairfield and named in honor of Roger Sherman. Date: 1812 Description: Men of Sherman marched to New London to protect that port. Date: 1818 Description: A fourth class port office established in Sherman. Date: 1820 Description: Sherman first establiched a stage connection and a regular mail delivery. Date: 1835 Description: Florence and Cyrus Hungerford donated the land on which the present Congregational Church stands. Date: 1850 Description: Population of 984. After this date the population started to decline as young people moved out for better opportunities. Date: 1861 Description: Civil War Date: 1867 Description: Many early town records destroyed by fire. Date: 1882 Description: Telephone service came to town. Date: 1886 Description: The town erected its first Town Hall Date: 1900 Description: The population fell below 600 Date: 1902 Description: A Rural Free Deliver Route established in Sherman. Date: 1903 Description: Ruth Rogers (sister of Sherman historian, Theodore Rogers) established a literary club. Date: 1906 Description: A group of local residents and summer people built the 40-acre Lake Mauweehoo. Today it is a private club on Route 37. Date: 1914 Description: The town established a public library through gifts from two residents. Mrs Warren Allen donated land and Jane Mallory Mars donated $5000 dollars. Date: 1914 Description: World War I Date: 1926 Description: Mrs Warren Allen broke ground for the new library building. Date: 1927/29 Description: The Connecticut Light and Power Company's hydroelectric project flooded the rocky River Valley creating Lake Candlewood. Date: 1936 Description: A new consolidated school opened in the center town, replacing the half dozen rural "district" schools. Date: 1941/45 Description: World War II Date: 1949 Description: Sherman got its own post office. Date: 1968 Description: To save open space in Sherman, a group of residents organized the Naromi Land Trust. Date: 1975 Description: The creation of the Sherman Historical Society.
Town Historian (2) Name: Contact the: Contact Data: Sherman Historical Society Name: Gloria Thorne Contact Data: 2 Springside Lane
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1852 - Present - Earlier Birth, Marriage Marriage: 1853 - Present - and Death records may be Death: 1853 - Present - found in New Fairfield
