Sherwood, Tennessee

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 · 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

🗺️ Map of Sherwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities