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 Shores (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 Shores. 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 Shores ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sherwood Shores: Sherwood Shrs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sherwood Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood Shores.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Shores is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Sherwood Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Shores:
- Talladega County (The home county of Sherwood Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Grant Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Coldwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Talladega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Munford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McElderry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Silver Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Logan Martin Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Ironaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- East Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Straight Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Appalachian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Taits Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Allgood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Hoods Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Oneonta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Remlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Compton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Rosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Deavers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Ohatchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastaboga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Bynum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Morrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Bera ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cochran Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Erin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Chambers Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Elder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cleburne County
- Abel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Rainbow City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Attalla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gallant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Nix ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Cobb City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Glencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Burns Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Alabama City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Ayres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Breakstone Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Roper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Cahaba Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Lola City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Trussville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grayson Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- McCombs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Wattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Seddon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Avondale Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cropwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Calcis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Dunnavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Sterrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vandiver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Harpersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Shoal Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Shores.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Shores.
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 Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Old Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Box Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Refuge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sherwood Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Refuge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Refuge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seddon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Pell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cropwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stemley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Shores.
Newspapers Published in Sherwood Shores ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Shores, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Shores.
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 Shores:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |