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 (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. 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.
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 is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Sherwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Sherwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Capitol Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Sunshine Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- New Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Boylston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Young Forte Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Gibbs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mount Meigs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Hope Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Pine Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Booth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Autaugaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Marbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Haynes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Equality
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Pentonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Crenshaw County
- Highland Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Coosada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wetumpka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Adkin Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Deatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Holtville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Burkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Letohatchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Lowndesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Davenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Hayneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Sandy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Mosses
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Tysonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calebee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hornady
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Hardaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- East Tallassee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Larkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Remount Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wescott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westcott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Montgomery.
- The Montgomery Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Heights Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685952 <2>
- Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barachias
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Jackson's Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Perry's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Mount Meigs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Hope Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowdoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Pike Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- McGehee's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Catoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Elmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wetumpka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Tharin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood.
Newspapers Published in Sherwood ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike County
- Tallapoosa 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, 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 from Point A (ie- Sherwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |