Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...

Sherwood Forest is located in Beaufort County<1>.

The location of Sherwood Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.

Sherwood Forest is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Sherwood Forest: (843)

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

While we believe that this Sherwood Forest is located in Beaufort County, we know of another 5 South Carolina communities named Sherwood Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson, Charleston, Darlington, Greenville and Sumter County.

Beyond South 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, North Carolina (13), Ohio, Ontario, 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.

• Hilton Head Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <4>
• Bluffton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Port Royal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Edisto Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
  • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
• Burton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• Battery Marina Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
  • Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
• Shell Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
  • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
• Laurel Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
  • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
• Dale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
• Seabrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/