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Welcome to Sherwood Acres ...

Sherwood Acres is located in Dougherty County<1>.

Sherwood Acres is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Sherwood Acres (for example, toward Haleburg (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Sherwood Acres: 229

Communities Also Named Sherwood Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sherwood Acres - they are located in Delaware, North Carolina and South Carolina (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood Acres.

Communities near Sherwood Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherwood Acres.

  • Clarks Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
  • Dawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Herod
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Herod is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • East Dougherty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
  • Baconton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bronwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sasser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Olivers Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
  • De Witt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people

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 Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherwood Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherwood Acres. 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 Acres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Sherwood Acres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood Acres ...

Looking for more information about Sherwood Acres? 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 Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherwood Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dougherty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherwood Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.