Sherman County, Oregon

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Sherman County, created in 1889, is bounded by the Columbia River on the north, the John Day River and Gilliam County on the east, and the Deschutes River, Buck Hollow and Wasco County on the west and south. The area was settled in the 1870s by stockmen, with homesteading under way by 1881. Today, cattle and wheat-growing enterprises continue the agricultural history begun by the settlers of the north central Oregon plains.

Published Names found in Sherman County publications	Resource Lookups	County Cemetery Lists
Surnames	Visit Emigrant Springs Cemetery Special Thanks to Jim Berry	Queries
Resources in and about the County Sherman County Historical Museum	Neighboring Counties	State-wide Resources
About Sherman County	Oregon Secretary of State Genealogical Information Locator	About Oregon
Glimpse of a Lost Town Early, Oregon		Links to Genealogical Sites
Oregon Trail	USGenWeb Archives Oregon Files * Searchable	Native American Information
		Did your ancestor wear a badge? Sheriffs of Sherman County

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It was revised 16 January 2007.