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A grain elevator on Gordon Ridge Road. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images collection)
County Seat: Courthouse, 500 Court St., Moro 97039
Phone: 541-565-3606 (Clerk); 541-565-3650 (Court Clerk)
Fax: 541-565-3771
About
Established: Feb. 25, 1889
Elev. at Moro: 1,807'
Area: 831 sq. mi.
Average Temp.: January 30.7°
July 67.9°
Assessed Value: $1,309,432,564
Real Market Value: $1,609,881,239
(includes the value of non-taxed properties)
Annual Precipitation: 9.15"
Economy: Tourism, wind energy, wheat, barley and cattle
Related Resources
Incorporated Cities
Points of Interest
Historic county courthouse, Sherman County Museum, Gordon Ridge, John Day Dam, Sherar’s Grade, Deschutes State Park, LePage Park, Giles French Park, Sherman County Fairgrounds, Recreational Vehicle Park
History and General Information
Sherman County was created in 1889 from the northeast corner of Wasco County and named for Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman. The rolling hills are bordered by the deep canyons of the John Day River to the east, the Columbia River to the north, and the Deschutes River and Buck Hollow to the west and south. Moro is the county seat.
Sherman County is known for its wheat-growing areas with miles of waving grain on rolling hills of wind-blown glacial silt. The total absence of timber there exemplifies the true meaning of the “wide open spaces of the West.” Its pastoral landscape offers spectacular views of canyons and rivers with mountains silhouetted in the distance. Recreation abounds on the rivers, from the famous and scenic fly-fishing and whitewater rafting stream of the Deschutes to waterskiing, windsurfing, boating, fishing and rafting on the John Day and Columbia rivers. Sherman County is one of Oregon’s leaders in soil and water conservation.
County Officials
County Court: Judge Joe Dabulskis (2029); Joan Bird (2029), Justin Miller (2027); Dist. Atty. Wade McLeod (2027); Assess. Drew Messenger (2027); Clerk Kristi Weis (2029); Treas. Theresa Olsen (2027); Justice of the Peace Shandie L. Johnson (2031); Sheriff James Burgett (2029); Surv. Daryl Ingebo