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Sherman County
Created February 25, 1889, from territory in the northeast corner of Wasco County

The county is named for William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union general in the American Civil War.
The county's first white settler was William Graham, who located at the mouth of the Deschutes River in 1858.
Sherman County of today is predominantly an agricultural county, producing mainly wheat and barley.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,870, making it the second-least populous county in Oregon after nearby Wheeler.
The county seat is Moro, and the largest city is Wasco.

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Grass Valley * Moro * Rufus * Wasco
Census-designated Place
Biggs Junction
Other Unincorporated Communities
De Moss Springs * Erskine * Harmony * Kent * Klondike *
Locust Grove * McDonald * Monkland * Rutledge

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Website Updates
Mar 2025: History: "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon,
embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath
counties, State of Oregon. ..." HISTORY OF SHERMAN COUNTY. CHAPTER 1 -
CURRENT EVENTS 1805 TO 1905.
Sep 2024: Misc. Data: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons - TAYLOR
LODGE, No. 99.
Jun 2024: Bios: MACKENZIE, MASIKER, McCOY News: Gossip/Visiting:
WESTERFIELD
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