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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 Manor (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 Manor. 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 Manor ...
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 Manor: Sherwood Mnr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sherwood Manor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood Manor.
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 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.
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 east 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 Manor is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Sherwood Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Manor:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Sherwood Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Ednam Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
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- Huntington Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
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- Barracks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
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- Simeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Commonwealth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Eastham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Decca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Dooms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Crimora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Lyndhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sherando
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Grottoes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Brand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Stuarts Draft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weyers Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Centenary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Axtell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Manteo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mount Vinco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Gravel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Weber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Amicus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Quinque
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Medlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Meltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Bells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Hood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wolftown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aroda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Durrett Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Faber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Schuyler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Rockfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Adial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Lodebar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Warminster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Barboursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Berrytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Swift Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Goods Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- McGaheysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Cross Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massanutten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Manor.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Manor.
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 Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barksdale Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Tomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sherwood Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Manor, with the one closest to Sherwood Manor listed first.
- Overton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Simeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hydraulic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- North Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Eastham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Woodridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Proffit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Proffit is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
- Rivanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
- Alberene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Free Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Manor.
Newspapers Published in Sherwood Manor ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Manor, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Manor:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Rockingham County
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |