Our Genealogy Helper
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 Forest (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 Forest. 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 Forest ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sherwood Forest: Sherwood Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sherwood Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood Forest.
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 Forest is located in Charles City County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charles City County: Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Sherwood Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Forest:
- Charles City County (The home county of Sherwood Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Ruthville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Braebrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bollinger Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ettrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Centralia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Grant Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Rowanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Clay Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Belroi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Adner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Ark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Country Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Gloucester Courthouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Ordinary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White Marsh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Roanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Crab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Westwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Elko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Currituck Farms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Deep Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Turner Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Green Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lee Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Varina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Varina Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Fort Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Sandston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Rushmere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Raynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Norge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Mattaponi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King and Queen Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Walkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Cumnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Bruington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Contra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Lanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Middlesex County
- Saluda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- New Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plum Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Tunstall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Newport News City
- Lee Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Burrowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Southampton County
- Ivor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beachland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Itata
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Forest.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Forest.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sherwood Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Mapsico Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eiam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Menoah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sherwood Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Forest, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Ruthville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Weyanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Brandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Holdcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holdcroft is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdcroft
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Tettington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Walkers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Providence Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lanexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Spring Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Forest.
Newspapers Published in Sherwood Forest ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Forest, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Forest:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charles City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |