Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio

Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Lyme Township - north
• Ridgefield Township - northeast corner
• Peru Township - east
• Greenfield Township - southeast corner
• Norwich Township - south
• Reed Township, Seneca County - southwest
• Thompson Township, Seneca County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Sherman Township.

Name and history

Sherman Township was named for Taylor Sherman, a director of the Firelands company.

It is the only Sherman Township statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

References

1. "Sherman township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
4. Baughman, Abraham J.. (1909). "History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1". S. J. Clarke Publishing Company.
5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.