Welcome to Sherwood ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherwood has a population of 3,046 people<3> (see below for details).

Sherwood is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sherwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Sherwood: (920) & (274)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherwood had an population of 3,046 people. This is an increase of 12.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 96.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherwood had a population of 2,713 people (which is 5.54% of the total population of Calumet County). This makes Sherwood the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Sherwood represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 329th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,713 people, the population of Sherwood increased 75.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,550 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Sherwood: This one is located in Calumet County and the other is located in Clark County.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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.

• Appleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
  • Former name for Appleton:
  • Appleton Junction
• Oshkosh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
  • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
• Neenah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
  • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
• Fox Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
• Menasha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
  • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
• Kaukauna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
  • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
• Little Chute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
  • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
• Kimberly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
• Chilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
  • Chilton is located in Calumet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
• Wrightstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
  • Wrightstown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people

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.

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.<6>

From that list, the Sherwood post office opened in 1858.

We also found Sherwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Calumet County: www.co.calumet.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/