Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...

Sherwood Forest is located in Craven County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.

Sherwood Forest is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Sherwood Forest: 252

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

While we believe that this Sherwood Forest is located in Craven County, we know of another 12 North Carolina communities named Sherwood Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alamance, Buncombe, 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.

• New Bern
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bern is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <3>
• Morehead City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <3>
• Newport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Beaufort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <3>
• Trent Woods
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
• Emerald Isle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Emerald Isle is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerald Isle <3>
• Swansboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Swansboro is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansboro <3>
• River Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Cape Carteret
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Carteret
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Carteret <3>
• Atlantic Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <3>

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.