Welcome to Sherwood Forest ...

Sherwood Forest is located in Campbell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.

Sherwood Forest is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sherwood Forest: 434

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

While we believe that this Sherwood Forest is located in Campbell County, we know of another 8 Virginia communities named Sherwood Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Augusta, Charles City, Danville City, Frederick, Halifax, Montgomery, Roanoke City and Stafford County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, 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.

• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
• Altavista
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <3>
• Amherst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Hurt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <3>
• Woodbine Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
• Yellow Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
• Rustburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rustburg is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rustburg <3>
• Bellevue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bellevue is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue

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.