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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Craven County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Craven County: Beaufort, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico & Pitt.
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:
- Craven 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.
- Slocum Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Havelock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Manteo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Hancock Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Neuse Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Fairfield Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Brices Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- James City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Snug Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Old Town Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Conner Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Mitchell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Indian Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salter Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Pine Knoll Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Kuhns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Peletier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Cape Carteret
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Debruhls Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Pollocksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ravenswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Jones Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Olivers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perfection
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Pollocks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Swansboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Aragona Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Midway Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Watkins Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Foxhorn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Acorn Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Cardinal Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Half Moon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Minnesott Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Oriental
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Bayboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Pamlico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Bay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Vandemere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Mesic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
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.
- Cannady Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Newport.
- The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quinn - Gould Families Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435342 <3>
- Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nolan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rawls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maides Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Bay View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bern Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Croatan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Arapahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Thurman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Janeiro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Bogue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- James City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kershaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 126 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 18 miles [29 km]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Craven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Carteret County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pamlico County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |