Sherman NY (14781): Overview, Housing, Essentials, Schools, Recreation & Entertainment, Transportation & Traffic, Real Estate Agents

Welcome to Sherman, NY
Overview Sherman is a town in southwestern Chautauqua County, bordered to the north by the town of Chautauqua, to the east by North Harmony, to the south by Clymer and to the west by Mina. Sherman includes a village also named Sherman along with one hamlet. This is a sparsely populated town of about 1,600 residents, with about half of them residing in the village. Chautauqua Lake is a short drive east of Sherman. This is a town of farms and mainly outdoor attractions, like Night Lights at the Heron, in which participants walk a lighted one-mile trail lined with artistic expressions. The events are held at The Heron, which is “dedicated to land stewardship and creative ingenuity.” The Great Blue Heron Musical Festival is also held there in Sherman every year. Mt. Pleasant State Forest is just northeast of Sherman. The world-renowned Chautauqua Institution is also northeast of Sherman, just past the forest.. Local Museums & Landmarks Sherman is home to the Yorker Museum, which is called “a village within a village” and includes six restored buildings that depict life during the mid-1800s in Sherman. Neighboring Clymer has the French Creek Historical Society and the Het Haverkamp Huis, a historical house built by a Dutch immigrant in the 1800s. The Chautauqua Institution, of course, has a bevy of historical sites and entire historical districts.

Welcome to Sherman, NY

Overview

Sherman is a town in southwestern Chautauqua County, bordered to the north by the town of Chautauqua, to the east by North Harmony, to the south by Clymer and to the west by Mina. Sherman includes a village also named Sherman along with one hamlet. This is a sparsely populated town of about 1,600 residents, with about half of them residing in the village. Chautauqua Lake is a short drive east of Sherman. This is a town of farms and mainly outdoor attractions, like Night Lights at the Heron, in which participants walk a lighted one-mile trail lined with artistic expressions.

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Essentials Sherman has a small business district that includes Mack’s Hometown Market, a grocery store on Church Street. For a wider variety of grocery shopping options, the village of Mayfield in Chautauqua has a Tops Friendly Markets store on Erie Street. Chautauqua and Mayville both have specialty, antique and gift shops, including Webb’s Candy Factory, Reverie Creamery, the Art Loft, Chautauqua Ironworks and more. Lighthouse Point Grocery is a small food shop in Mayville. North Harmony has the Ashville General Store. For more retail shopping, there’s Skillmans department store in Bemus Point (about 14 miles east of Sherman) and Walmart Supercenter stores in Lakewood (16 miles east) and in Corry, Pa. (18 miles south). Lakewood also is home to the Chautauqua Mall and stores like Sears and JC Penney. Sherman Central School District has one school covering grades pre-school through 12th grade. The district/school has about 550 students. Minerva Free Library is in the heart of the village of Sherman. Westfield Memorial Hospital in Westfield is the closest hospital – about 14 miles north of Sherman.

Essentials

Sherman has a small business district that includes Mack’s Hometown Market, a grocery store on Church Street. For a wider variety of grocery shopping options, the village of Mayfield in Chautauqua has a Tops Friendly Markets store on Erie Street. Chautauqua and Mayville both have specialty, antique and gift shops, including Webb’s Candy Factory, Reverie Creamery, the Art Loft, Chautauqua Ironworks and more. Lighthouse Point Grocery is a small food shop in Mayville. North Harmony has the Ashville General Store.

Recreation & Entertainment Outdoor activities and areas are the attractions here. The Heron, which is “dedicated to land stewardship and creative ingenuity,” is one of the places to see in Sherman. The Heron hosts events like Night Lights at the Heron, in which participants walk a lighted one-mile trail lined with artistic expressions. The Great Blue Heron Musical Festival is also held there in Sherman every year. Chautauqua has a wide variety of things to do and see, starting with the Chautauqua Institution, a non-profit adult educational center and summer resort covering 750 acres in a lovely area. More than 8,000 people turn out for the annual summer session, which includes a variety of performances, music, classes, lectures, dance and more. You can also take a steamboat ride across Chautauqua Lake, visit a spa, take in an opera performance, see outdoor movies, fish and hike, play miniature golf and much more here. Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood has attractions including a movie-theater multiplex.

Recreation & Entertainment

Outdoor activities and areas are the attractions here. The Heron, which is “dedicated to land stewardship and creative ingenuity,” is one of the places to see in Sherman. The Heron hosts events like Night Lights at the Heron, in which participants walk a lighted one-mile trail lined with artistic expressions. The Great Blue Heron Musical Festival is also held there in Sherman every year.

Transportation & Traffic The well-traveled Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and Route 17) passes through the northern part of Sherman.

Transportation & Traffic

The well-traveled Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and Route 17) passes through the northern part of Sherman.

Pros & Cons Sherman is a small town with plenty of scenic open space. You’re close to busier Chautauqua and the lovely Chautauqua Lake and its many attractions.

Pros & Cons

Sherman is a small town with plenty of scenic open space. You’re close to busier Chautauqua and the lovely Chautauqua Lake and its many attractions.