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Sherwood, Michigan

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Sherwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49089. It stands on Spencer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Union City quadrangle. 285 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 879 feet above sea level.

Sherwood within Branch County

Population over time

2 figures

Sherwood fell from 309 to 285 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010309
2020285-24 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

4 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood between 2018 and 2019, burning about 5 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 May 2018Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCOLON FIRE/RESCUE 0000126 - 2018
7 April 2019Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesBRONSON FD 0000112 - 2019
29 April 2018Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCOLON FIRE/RESCUE 0000114 - 2018
27 March 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesBRONSON FD 0000096 - 2019

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Branch County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sherwood: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Baggley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Branch County

Storms near this place

17 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherwood in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail. The reports record 3 deaths and 12 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2026Tornado (EF3)Sherwood3 killed, 12 hurtThe most intense and deadly tornado of the cyclic tornadic|supercell touched down in northwest Branch county, northwest of|Union Lake between Blossom Rd and Mendon Rd. This tornado was|well photographed from multiple angles, and it quickly turned|into a multi-vortex wedge. After destroying a pole barn and|damaging a residence, the tornado deposited a 500 gallon propane|tank in a field. Drone footage also showed ground scouring in the|same field. The tornado continued northeast and caused the most|widespread and intense damage along Prairie Rose Ln. Every|residence along this stretch was either heavily damaged or|completely destroyed. Tragically, three individuals lost their|lives here when their manufactured homes were lofted and tossed.|One of these trailers was well anchored and tossed approximately|100 yards, badly twisting the frame. Numerous vehicles were also|tossed in this area. The maximum peak intensity of 160 mph was|estimated to be at the corner of Tuttle Rd and Prairie Rose Ln.|This 2 story block home was completely destroyed. Construction|quality and older building codes of all homes in this area|contributed to their failure and precluded the survey team from|being able to rate higher than an EF-3. The tornado continued off|to the northeast into Union City producing EF-1 to EF2 damage|along the way before dissipating at the Branch/Calhoun county|line. Special thanks to the various subject matter experts on the|Quick Response Team that helped NWS Northern Indiana determine|this tornado's intensity.
July 2023Tornado (EF1)Sherwood$25,000A tornado quickly developed almost directly over a storage facility on the east side of Colon in St. Joseph county. Garage doors were blown in and then a significant loss of roof decking and metal covering occurred. This wood and metal debris was lofted, twisted, and deposited both to the east and north up to 200 yards away in nearby fields. The tornado crossed into Branch county with sporadic tree damage noted on Ambs Road, South Culver Road, and Jackson Road, where large branches were down, trees uprooted, or trees were snapped several feet off the ground. The tornado topped a number of trees within a tree grove east of Jackson Road, but south of Wattles |Road before dissipating. The tornado was on the ground for 0.9 miles in St Joseph county and 2.0 miles in Branch county for a total of 2.9 miles in length.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindSherwood$10,000Law enforcement reported large power poles down with damage to roofs on a barn and an outbuilding.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindSherwood$10,000Branch County Central Dispatch and Road Commission reported downed trees and power lines in Sherwood Township, in the northwest part of the county. A recreational trailer, parked on the side of the road on Division Street was torn open and the contents were strewn several yards. Some minor damage was done to mobile homes. Several trees and large limbs were downed along Sherwood Road. Extensive damage was done to a nature trail at Sherwood Elementary School.
March 2026HailSherwood-Picture shared on social media of a hailstone larger than a quarter.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Sherwood-A brief EF-1 tornado developed southwest of Union City, MI as the Colon/Sherwood tornado to the northwest dissipated. This tornado moved along W Girard Road between Babcock and Arbogast Road, destroying a machine shed and ripping out of the anchor posts.
May 2024Tornado (EF2)Sherwood-A tornado touched down in St. Joseph county on the south side of Centreville and then tracked northeast, passing north of Colon and into Branch county near Havens and Goodrich Lake. The tornado finally weakened and lifted south of Union Lake. Extensive damage occurred to trees and center pivot irrigation systems along the track with the most significant damage occurring from north of Colon to north of Sherwood, when video evidence indicated the tornado became multi-vortex. Several homes suffered loss of roof and walls, resulting in the area of highest damage being consistent with an EF2 tornado and winds of up to 130 mph.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Emergency management officials reported both a tree and power line were blown down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down across mainly the northern part of the county.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Amateur radio operators reported a large tree down on near the intersection of Athens and Cline Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Emergency management officials reported a tree fell onto power lines in Sherwood.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Fire department estimates gusts of 60 to 70 mph with numerous trees down.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A large tree was blown down two miles west of Sherwood.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Law enforcement reported trees down in Sherwood.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Law enforcement reported numerous trees down in Sherwood.
August 2003HailSherwood-no account filed
August 1993HailSherwood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Branch County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Matteson4.9 miles9
Union City7.1 miles14
Batavia Center7.6 miles10
Bronson9.2 miles10
Hodunk9.4 miles14
Batavia9.6 miles10
Hatmaker12.3 miles9
Girard12.7 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on SherwoodAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3319680The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 637777. 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.