Sherrills Ford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 941 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Sherrills Ford is so named due its being the site of the fording of the Catawba River from east to west by Adam Sherrill et al. ca. 1747. (The apostrophe in "Sherrill's Ford" was inadvertently dropped.) The Sherrills, of English ancestry, had come from northeast Maryland, most probably trekking through modern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.[3] Many Sherrill descendants still reside in Sherrills Ford.
The Neill-Turner-Lester House and the Miles Alexander Sherrill House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Schools
The only school located in Sherrills Ford is Sherrills Ford Elementary School. From there, students will attend Mill Creek Middle School and finally Bandys High School.
Notable residents
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The Cockman Family - bluegrass musicians
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Elliott Forbes-Robinson – sports car driver in Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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Douglas Keever – namesake of Mater of the film Cars
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Ryan Newman – NASCAR driver
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Michael Waltrip – NASCAR driver
