Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...

Sherwood Forest is located in Houston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.

Sherwood Forest is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sherwood Forest (for example, toward Rock Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Sherwood Forest: 334

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

While we believe that this Sherwood Forest is located in Houston County, we know of another 4 Alabama communities named Sherwood Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lauderdale, Marshall, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 76 communities that are also named Sherwood Forest - they are located in California (4), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (8), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland (5), Massachusetts (2), Mississippi (5), New York, North Carolina (13), Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina (6), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sherwood Forest ...

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

• Daleville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
• Headland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headland
  • Headland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Headland <4>
• Hartford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Geneva County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Taylor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
• Midland City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
  • Midland City is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <4>
• Kinsey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
  • Kinsey is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
• Ashford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • Ashford is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <4>
• Cowarts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
  • Cowarts is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <4>
• Slocomb
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
  • Slocomb is located in Geneva County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <4>
• Rehobeth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehobeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
  • Rehobeth is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people

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 Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherwood Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherwood Forest. 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 Forest.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood Forest ...

Looking for more information about Sherwood Forest? 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 Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherwood Forest.