Sherwood Forest, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Forest Park-Morrow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30236. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle.
On record in Sherwood Forest
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Stately Oakslisted 1972 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood Forest between 1992 and 2016, burning about 297 acres in total. None started naturally. 46 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAYTON-002 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAYTON-001 |
| 14 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CLAYTON-004 |
| 7 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CLAYTON-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sherwood Forest: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherwood Forest in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Flash Flood | Sherwood Forest | $20,000 | The Emergency Manager reported flood waters inundated apartments in the 1600 block of Battle Creek Village. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood Forest | $1,000 | Report of a large tree down on a home near the intersection of pine st and johnson rd. north of jonesboro, ga. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood Forest | - | Tree and powerlines down along Old Morrow Rd south of Battle Creek Rd. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Sherwood Forest | - | A local official reported a portion of Mt. Zion Road near Mt. Zion Circle was flooded. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 6.5 inches of rain occurred over the area in a short period of time. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkshire Estates | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cordova | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Edgemoor Manor | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Camelot | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mockingbird Hill | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Park Forest | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Holiday Hills | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Green Valley Estates | 1.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1672568. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









