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Welcome to Sherwood Farms ...

Sherwood Farms is located in Albemarle County<1>.

Sherwood Farms is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sherwood Farms: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Sherwood Farms ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sherwood Farms - it's located in Colorado.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood Farms.

Communities near Sherwood Farms ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherwood Farms.

  • Charlottesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Waynesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Scottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ivy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Commonwealth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
  • Simeon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Decca ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Decca is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
  • Logan Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
  • Rio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio

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 Farms. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherwood Farms.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherwood Farms. 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 Farms.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Farms. See our Newspapers Page for Sherwood Farms.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood Farms ...

Looking for more information about Sherwood Farms? 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 Farms, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherwood Farms.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherwood Farms - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Sherwood Farms area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Sherwood Farms area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.