Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...

Sherwood Forest is located in Coweta County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.

Sherwood Forest is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Sherwood Forest: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

While we believe that this Sherwood Forest is located in Coweta County, we know of another 7 Georgia communities named Sherwood Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bibb, Bulloch, Cherokee, Clayton, Floyd, Newton and Oconee County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 76 communities that are also named Sherwood Forest - they are located in Alabama (5), California (4), Delaware, Florida, 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.

• Smokey Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Peachtree City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <4>
• Carrollton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Foreston Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
• Fayette Villa Estates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
• Fairburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairburn is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <4>
• Hamptons Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
• Tyrone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tyrone is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Tyrone Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 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 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.