Welcome to Sherwood ...

Sherwood is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Sherwood is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sherwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sherwood: 662

Communities Also Named Sherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Sherwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Sherwood ...

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

• Starkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <3>
• Eupora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
  • Eupora is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <3>
• Ackerman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Ackerman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman <3>
• Maben
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
  • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
• Mathiston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathiston
  • Mathiston is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathiston <3>
• Weir
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
• Sturgis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Mantee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
  • Mantee is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
• Walthall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
  • Walthall is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Double Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Double Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood ...

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

Adding Sherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sherwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sherwood was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/