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 Forest (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 Forest. 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.
Name Variations for Sherwood Forest ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sherwood Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood Forest.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Forest is located in Hinds County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Sherwood Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Forest:
- Hinds County (The home county of Sherwood Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Byram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Terry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Oakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Learned
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Crystal Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Ridgeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelve Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Mannsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maris Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mill Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Adelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Kearney Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Cobbville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Flowood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pearson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fannin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goshen Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Sand Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pelahatchie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Cooperville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Morton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Kalem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Braxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Polkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Bentonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Anding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Forest.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Forest.
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 Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tougaloo Garden Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Richmond Grove MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Charity MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flora Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Tougaloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Cynthia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Van Winkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Green Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Fannin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- McRaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Mannsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rankin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Forest.
Newspapers Published in Sherwood Forest ...
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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Forest, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Forest:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |