Welcome to Sherwood ...

The village of Sherwood is located in Defiance County<1>.

The location of Sherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Sherwood: SHUR-wood<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherwood has a population of 806 people<4> (see below for details).

Sherwood is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Area codes for Sherwood: (419) & (567)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherwood had an population of 806 people. This is a decrease of 2.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherwood had a population of 827 people. This makes Sherwood the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 827 people, the population of Sherwood increased 3.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 801 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sherwood.

Communities Also Named Sherwood ...

While we believe that this Sherwood is located in Defiance County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Sherwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hamilton and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 54 communities that are also named Sherwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Sherwood ...

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

• Defiance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <7>
• Bryan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <7>
• Paulding
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <7>
• Hicksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <7>
• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <7>
• Edgerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <7>
• Antwerp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <7>
• Woodburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <7>
• Stryker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <7>
• Payne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood ...

Looking for more information about Sherwood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sherwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sherwood.

Adding Sherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sherwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sherwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Sherwood post office opened in 1874.

We also found Sherwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Defiance County: www.defiance-county.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/