Shermans Dale is an unincorporated community in Carroll Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States,[1] along Shermans Creek. It was originally settled by Scots-Irish settlers before the American Revolutionary War. Its ZIP code is 17090.
Shermans Dale
Sherman's Dale Sherman Valley | |
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 Interactive map of Shermans Dale | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′27″N 77°10′24″W / 40.32417°N 77.17333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Carroll |
| Elevation | 468 ft (143 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| ZIP code | 17090 |
| Area code | 717 |
The public school that serves Shermans Dale is West Perry School District.
Religion
editMt. Gilead United Methodist Church is located here. It is also the site of a former Presbyterian church with a pioneer graveyard. Although this church is no longer used for weekly services, it is maintained for use for weddings and funerals.
Notable people
edit- Jerry G. Beck Jr., US Army brigadier general[2][3]
- William Bigler, 12th governor of Pennsylvania and a former U.S. Senator
- Darrell Horcher, former UFC fighter, Bellator and Cage Fury Fighting Championships
- Alexander Kelly McClure, former Pennsylvania State Senator
References
edit- ↑ "Shermans Dale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ "Couple start animal sanctuary in Shermans Dale". Perry County Times. New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. June 29, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Biography Brig. Gen. (Ret) Jerry G. Beck Jr" (PDF). DMVA Hall of Fame. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. 2017. pp. 1–2.