img
Change text size A

Write a Review About Sherman For A Chance to Win A $100 Amazon Gift Card

Back
Sherman Connecticut
Overall Rating
Star ratings are calculated by averaging a community’s percentile score for each individual category.

Read more

0.0 out of 5 stars
See detailed scores arrow-d-ic

Sherman is the northernmost and least populous town of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,581 at the 2010 census. The town was formed in 1802 from the northern part of New Fairfield. It is named for Roger Sherman, the only person who signed all 4 founding documents of the United States of America. He also had a cobblers shop in the north end of town which has been reconstructed behind the Northrup House in the center of town.
Sherman has been named "Best Small Town in Connecticut" three times by Connecticut Magazine.
The Appalachian Trail goes through the northern end of Sherman. Part of Squantz Pond is in the town.
Sherman has one area on the National Register of Historic Places: the Sherman Historic District, bounded roughly by the intersection of Old Greenswood Road and Route 37, northeast past the intersection of Route 37 East and Route 39 North and Sawmill Road. The district was added to the National Register on August 31, 1991.
Sherman is the only town in Fairfield County in the 860 area code; the remainder of the county is served by the area code 203/area code 475 overlay.

Become a community envoy on AgeFriendly.com Claim this city
Would you recommend Sherman, CT
to your older friends and family?

reviews (0)

There are no ratings or reviews on Sherman.

Be the first to leave a rating or review.

Your photo has been submitted and will appear on the city page after Admin’s approval. Thanks!