About Sherman

Mailing address is:

Town of Sherman, 160 Zeliff Ave., Sherman, SD  57030
The website is:  www.Shermansdak.com  

• Sherman is a small, town of just over 80 residents, and has a church, a tavern, an automotive body repair shop, an agricultural seed company, and trucking operations.

• Sherman is incorporated. The Board of Trustees of the Town/Corporation consist of 3 members, from which one is elected to be President of the Board and serves in the capacity of a Mayor. The Town also has a Clerk and Treasurer. 

• Sherman is zoned and building permits are required. 

• Electrical service is provided by XCel Energy. Cost is about 15 cents per KWh.

• Water service is provided by Minnehaha Community Water Corporation of Dell Rapids, SD.  
  

• Phone service is provided by Alliance Communications of Garretson, SD.

• Sherman has ultra-high speed, fiber optic, internet service available, reasonably priced from Alliance Communications.

• TV Cable service is available from Alliance Communications, and includes some 100 channels many in HD format.

• Sherman does not have a natural gas provider, most residents use propane for heating. Other heat alternatives are: corn stoves, wood stoves and fuel oil. 

• Sherman has undeveloped land within its borders available for residential or commercial use. Mobile homes (newer than 10 years old) are allowed as are Governor Houses on privately owned, individual lots. Minimum lot size is generally 8,500 sq. ft. or 100' x 150'. 

• There are no sanitary or storm sewer systems.

• Sherman belongs to the Garretson School District and kids take the bus to Garretson to go to school.
  
  
• The streets are not paved.

• Fireworks are allowed in town.

• Sherman is one of only 2 communities in the state of South Dakota that are served by a class 1 rail line. There are just 6 miles of class 1 line (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) in South Dakota. The line enters the state near Garretson and exits the state after passing through Sherman.

• Split Rock Creek passes through Sherman on its way to merge with the Big Sioux River east of Sioux Falls. The creek does provide for some fishing opportunities.

• Sherman is served by 2 county highways, with County road 103 running north and south on the eastern edge of town and county road 114 running east and west on the northern edge of town.

• Sherman is in the Central Time Zone (CST) and the GPS coordinates are:   43.76N   96.475W

• Sherman's Fire Department has been dissolved, but Sherman does have a Civil Defense receiver and residents are notified of  pending severe weather.