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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Sherwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sherwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sherwood listed first.

  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wyoming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Lebanon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Rising Sun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Little Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leipsic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pearsons Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
  • Willow Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Viola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Canterbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Canterbury is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
  • Brenford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brenford is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Kent County
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  • Felton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bowers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowers is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Kenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Frederica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Slaughter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Slaughter is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Marydel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Downs Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
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