About Sherwood
Sherwood, TN is a small unincorporated community located in southern Tennessee.
Sherwood holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.91 square miles.
📰 Sherwood News Today
- Obituary information for Margaret Ann Broome Harris Heritage Funeral Home | Chattanooga · May 14
- Alabama man reported missing after leaving home to go hunting in Tennessee, sheriff says wsmv.com · Mar 6
- Rachel Garrison-Street of Sherwood Middle is Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week wreg.com · Mar 26
- Mark Durkee Obituary (1956 - 2026) - Johnson City, TN Johnson City Press · Feb 3
- Henry (Hank) Sherwood Obituary The Tennessean · Jun 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Sherwood Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Sherwood — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sherwood
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sherwood Forest State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- John Sumach Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Mister and Mrs Larry Lee Carter Natural Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTennessee
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.91 sq mi
Coordinates35.0749, -85.9259