Welcome to Sherwood ...

The village of Sherwood is located in Branch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherwood has a population of 304 people<2> (see below for details).

Sherwood is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sherwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Sherwood: (517)

The ZIP code for Sherwood: 49089<4>

Websites for Sherwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sherwood, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherwood had an population of 304 people. This is a decrease of 1.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherwood had a population of 309 people. This makes Sherwood the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 309 people, the population of Sherwood decreased 4.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 324 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sherwood.

Communities Also Named Sherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Sherwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood.

Communities near Sherwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherwood.

• Coldwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
• Sturgis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
• Vicksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
• Bronson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <5>
• Quincy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <5>
• Union City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Centreville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Colon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <5>
• Athens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Mendon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sherwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood. See our Newspapers Page for Sherwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood ...

Looking for more information about Sherwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sherwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherwood.

Adding Sherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sherwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sherwood was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Sherwood in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/