Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...

Sherwood Forest is located in New Castle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.

Sherwood Forest is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sherwood Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sherwood Forest: 302

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 76 communities that are also named Sherwood Forest - they are located in Alabama (5), California (4), 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.

• Wilmington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
• Newark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Elkton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Kennett Square
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <3>
• Elsmere
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• New Castle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• North East
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <3>

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.