"The Little Town on the Prairie"
The Town of Sherman is considering some ordinance changes to
accommodate some planned construction and developments on Justina Spader's
land on Michigan Avenue. The second reading on the planned ordinance
changes will be held at the next regular town meeting on
February 3rd, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Sherman Town Hall.
Click on the links to see the ordinance amendments and revisions.
Revision 1 Contractors Shop Revision 2 Shouse
The Town of Sherman has a text
messaging service to
inform
residents of road closures and
issues within the town.
Participation is completely
voluntary. If you
wish to receive the text messages,
work with Gerry Karpen to get your
name
and cell # on the list.
When you receive a
message/notification from
the town,
the
sending phone # will show up as 605-349-1637.
Sherman 2024 Picnic
A special thanks to Dawn W. and friends for their work on the Town Picnic
Sherman's Antique Fire Truck in the Jesse James Days Parade in Garretson
1928 Chevrolet Piloted by Bill and Jeanne Benson
(photo by Omar Thornton)
Thanks to Bill, Grant and Gerry for getting it running again
Sherman Town Picnic, August 5th, 2018 @ Strom Park
(This, very old, Merry Go Round hasn't turned for years and years
and at the town picnic the kids were playing on it and turning and riding it
as if it were brand new yesterday?!?!?!)
Sherman's new Playground!!
Named 'Tigers Park' in recognition and rememberance of the
Sherman School 'Tigers'
A huge thank you to all those that contributed in some way to the project, whether it be
their time, their talents or their donations!!!
Town of Sherman, SD
Founded: 1888
Population: 78 in 2010 Census
Location:
25 miles northeast of Sioux Falls (how do I get there?)
Named after:
Edwin Sherman, director of the Willmar and Sioux Falls
Railroad Company (learn more)
Sherman in approx. 1909
