Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...

Sherwood Forest is located in Blount County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.

Sherwood Forest is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Sherwood Forest (for example, toward Crab Orchard), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Sherwood Forest: 865

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

While we believe that this Sherwood Forest is located in Blount County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Sherwood Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Montgomery and Washington County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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, South Carolina (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.

• Knoxville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
• Farragut
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <3>
• McMullens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McMullens is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
• Seymour Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Alcoa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
• Lenoir City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <3>
• Cowan Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Aldenwood Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Humes Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• Loudon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Loudon is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <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.