Near Stratford in Sherman County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Sherman County
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 16, 2016
1. Sherman County Marker
Young and Bexar Territories
Created August 21, 1876
Organized June 13, 1889
Named in Honor of
General Sidney Sherman
1805-1873
Commander of the Left Wing of the
Army at the Battle of San Jacinto
Member of the Texas Congress
1842-1843
County Seat, Coldwater, 1889
Stratford, Since 1901
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 4676.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 13, 1889.
Location. 36° 15.599′ N, 102° 2.685′ W. Marker is near Stratford, Texas, in Sherman County. It is on U.S. 287 5 miles south of U.S. 54, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stratford TX 79084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sidney Sherman (approx. 5.6 miles away); Removal of Archives From Coldwater to Stratford (approx. 5.6 miles away); Sherman County Courthouse
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. County Named for Sidney Sherman, C.S.A. (was approx. 6.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 16, 2016
2. Sherman County Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 16, 2016
3. Sherman County Marker
View north on highway U.S. 287
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,394 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
