Sherman, Wyoming

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Sherman, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
Sherman, Wyoming
Coordinates: 41°05′52″N 105°21′03″W / 41.09778°N 105.35083°W / 41.09778; -105.35083Coordinates: 41°05′52″N 105°21′03″W / 41.09778°N 105.35083°W / 41.09778; -105.35083
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Albany
Elevation 8,035 ft (2,449 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s) 307
GNIS feature ID 1594258[1]

Sherman is an unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Sherman is 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Laramie. It is named for William Tecumseh Sherman, purportedly at his own request.[2]

References

  1. "Sherman". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 
  2. Robert G. Athearn (1956). William T. Sherman and the Settlement of the West. p. 201. 


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