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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 Shores (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 Shores. 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 Shores ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sherwood Shores: Sherwood Shrs.

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 Shores is located in Grayson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

Below are the counties that are near Sherwood Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Shores:

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Sherwood Shores)
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
    • Dexter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coesfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Callisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Callisburg
      • From Sherwood Shores to Callisburg
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Oak Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Lake Kiowa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <1>
    • Gainesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Burns City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bryan County (OK)
  • Carter County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
    • Dickson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Dickson is located in Carter County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Ardmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Johnston County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <1>
    • Bee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tishomingo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <1>
    • Milburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <1>
  • Love County (OK)
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.
    • Shay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • McBride
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
    • New Woodville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Madill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Cumberland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Little City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Shores.

Cemeteries Near Sherwood Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Shores.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Sherwood Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Shores.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Shores, with the one closest to Sherwood Shores listed first.

  • Cedar Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gordonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County
  • Sandusky
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sandusky
    • From Sherwood Shores to Sandusky
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Basin Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Steedham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steedham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Balm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
    • Balm is located in Cooke County
  • Sadler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Coesfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Whitesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Callisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Callisburg
      • From Sherwood Shores to Callisburg
    • Southmayd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Grayson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Shores.

Newspapers Published in Sherwood Shores ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Shores, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Shores:

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

The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherwood Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherwood Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8514, Longitude: -96.8188    
<6>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 Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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