Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sherwood Forest (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sherwood Forest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Sherwood Forest ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sherwood Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood Forest.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sherwood Forest is located in Marshall County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Sherwood Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Forest:
- Marshall County (The home county of Sherwood Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Askea Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Highmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Birdie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Hanceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Cullman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Whiton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Crossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rodentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Cotnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Sardis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Mountainboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Whitesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Nix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Benson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Langston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Paint Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Aspel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Limestone County
- Swancott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Gurley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Triana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Brownsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Hulaco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Lacey's Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valhermoso Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Winton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Steele
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Forest.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Forest.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sherwood Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bodine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (589 more) ...
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Sherwood Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Horton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Forest.
Newspapers Published in Sherwood Forest ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Forest, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sherwood Forest:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sherwood Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherwood Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |