Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...
Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.
Sherwood Forest is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sherwood Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sherwood Forest: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...
While we believe that this Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County, we know of another 12 North Carolina communities named Sherwood Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Buncombe, Craven, Forsyth, Iredell, Lenoir, Mecklenburg, Onslow, Transylvania, Union, Wake, Wilkes and Wilson County.
Beyond North Carolina, there are 76 communities that are also named Sherwood Forest - they are located in Alabama (5), California (4), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (8), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland (5), Massachusetts (2), Mississippi (5), New York, 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.
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mebane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <4>
- Gibsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Garden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
- Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <4>
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Haw River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
- Green Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherwood Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Sherwood Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Sherwood Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |