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Nearest Communities to Sherwood Shores,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sherwood Shores, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sherwood Shores:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Sherwood Shores.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Sherwood Shores is located in Burnet County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burnet County: Bell, Blanco, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis & Williamson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sherwood Shores. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Burnet County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Sherwood Shores (which is Burnet County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sherwood Shores

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Burnet County   (where Sherwood Shores resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sherwood Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores.
      • Granite Shoals
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Highland Haven
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
      • Cottonwood Shores
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scobee
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Scobee is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobee
      • Meadowlakes
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Marble Falls
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Fairland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairland is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
      • Sudduth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
      • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
        • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
        • Mormon Colony
      • Shovel Mountain
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
      • Gandy
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Gandy is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Smithwick
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
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        • Burnet
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Spicewood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Oatmeal
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Silver Creek Village
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
        • Bertram
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Shady Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Shady Grove is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
        • Lake Victor
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Lake Victor is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Victor
        • Joppa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Joppa is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
        • Sunnylane
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
        • Naruna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Naruna is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
        • Mahomet
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Blanco County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.blanco.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Blanco:   Johnson City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sherwood Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores.
      • Round Mountain
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cypress Mill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blowout
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Blowout is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
      • Sandy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Post Oak
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Post Oak is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Westbrook is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Rocky Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
      • Hye
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillespie County
  • Hays County
  • Llano County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.llano.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Llano:   Llano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sherwood Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores.
      • Horseshoe Bay
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise Beach Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kingsland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakeside Heights is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Heights
      • Buchanan Dam
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gainesville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gainesville is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Click ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Click is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Golden Beach
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Bluffton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stolz
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Stolz is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolz
      • Buchanan Lake Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lone Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
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        • Oxford ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Oxford is located in Llano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Tow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Llano
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Baby Head ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Baby Head is located in Llano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
        • Scotts Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Scotts Crossing is located in Llano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
  • Travis County
    • County Website:   https://www.traviscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Travis:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sherwood Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores.
      • Hammetts Crossing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hammetts Crossing is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammetts Crossing
      • Briarcliff
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lago Vista
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Round Mountain
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Round Mountain is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
      • Edgewater Beach
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
      • Point Venture
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Point Venture is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
        • Point Venture has also been known as:
        • Point Venture village
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <3>
      • Jonestown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nameless ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Nameless is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
        • Nameless has also been known as:
        • Cross Creek
        • Fairview
      • South Jonestown Hills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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        • North Shore Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • North Shore Acres is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Acres
        • Lakeway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Volente
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Buffalo Gap
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • The Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • The Hills is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
        • Hudson Bend
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
  • Williamson County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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