In 1880 Henry Sherry and a partner named Briggs started a sawmill on Mill Creek, with a company store, which attracted workers and grew into a community. With various partners, Sherry continued running the sawmill and added a planing mill and a factory that made barrel staves. The community also had a blacksmith in those early years. Sherry's first school was started in 1881. A post office called Sherry was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1968.
In 1880 Henry Sherry and a partner named Briggs started a sawmill on Mill Creek, with a company store, which attracted workers and grew into a community. With various partners, Sherry continued running the sawmill and added a planing mill and a factory that made barrel staves. The community also had a blacksmith in those early years. Sherry's first school was started in 1881. A post office called Sherry was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1968.