Shermans Creek is a 53.4-mile-long (85.9 km)[1]tributary of theSusquehanna River inPerry County,Pennsylvania.
Shermans Creek joins the Susquehanna River just downstream ofDuncannon.[2] As of April 2010, theUnited States Geological SurveyGeographic Names Information System made the decision to modify the name to be "Shermans Creek",[3][4] prior to that date the creek was referred to as "Sherman Creek" by theUnited States Geological Survey. In some cases it can be found referred to as "Sherman's Creek" with an apostrophe[5] although most locals refer to it as Shermans Creek.[6][7]
Shermans Creek is purported to be named after aNative American fur trader who lived near and drowned crossing the creek on horseback.[8]
40°23′01″N77°01′41″W / 40.38361°N 77.02806°W /40.38361; -77.02806
