Welcome to Sherwood ...

Sherwood is located in McCurtain County<1>.

The location of Sherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Sherwood is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sherwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sherwood is within the (580) area code.

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), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), 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.

• Smithville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Battiest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battiest
  • Battiest is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battiest <4>
• Hochatown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochatown
  • Hochatown is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochatown <4>
• Ludlow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
• Octavia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
  • Octavia is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Octavia <4>
• Pickens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Watson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
• Honobia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honobia
  • Honobia is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honobia <4>
• Bog Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)
• Broken Bow
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sherwood post office opened in 1912.

We also found Sherwood on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

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 State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/