Sherwood, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mertzon South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76941. The Survey maps it on the Mertzon quadrangle.
On record in Sherwood
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 1 record
Irion County Courthouselisted 1977
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1895 USGS Sherwood quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Mertzon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,872 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 450 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARDEN RD FIRE |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2008 | Natural | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 June 2017 | Natural | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IRION COUNTY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
42 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherwood in 42 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Hail | Sherwood | $9,000 | The public reported only quarter size hail. However, it is possible that the hail may have been larger since some cars had broken windshields. Crops were also severely damaged. Radar indicated hail around baseball size. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | Mesonet observation station measured a 58 mph wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Sherwood | - | Public reported half dollar size hail. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Sherwood | - | A County Official reported the section of Arden Road is closed between Mertz road and County Road 411 due to flooding. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | The public reported large tree branches 3 to 4 inches in diameter broken by the wind. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | Public reported several tree branches broken and a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | Public reported a few tree branches were blown down due to a microburst. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | The public reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A Mesonet site measured a wind gust of 62 mph. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A NWS COOP observer reported small tree limbs blown down. The winds were estimated over 60 mph. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A COOP Observer reported wind gusts of 70 mph. The time was estimated by radar. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sherwood | - | A COOP Observer reported golf ball size hail 3 miles east-southeast of Arden. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sherwood | - | A trained spotter reported baseball size hail 5 miles north of Sherwood. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sherwood | - | A trained spotter reported 3 inch diameter hail 4 miles northeast of Sherwood. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sherwood | - | The public reported tennis ball size hail 4 miles north of Sherwood. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A wind gust of 70 mph was reported. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Sherwood | - | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail. There was no damage or injuries. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Sherwood | - | The Tom Green Sheriffs Office reported flooded roads in Arden. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A COOP Observer estimated a wind gust to 60 mph, 7 miles northwest of Tankersley. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | One to two inch tree limbs were broken off by the thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Sherwood | - | Texas Department of Transportation reported RM 853 east of Mertzon closed at RM 564 due to high water over the draw. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A West Texas Mesonet site measured a wind gust of 75 mph. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet measured a 67 mph wind gust about 3 miles north northeast of Mertzon. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A trained spotter reported minor tree damage. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | The West Texas Mesonet near Mertzon measured a 64 knot wind gust. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A cooperative observer estimated the damaging thunderstorm wind gust that resulted in damage to numerous large tree limbs. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer estimated a wind gust to 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A trained spotter reported several large tree limbs down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | A trained spotter reported a 65 mph wind gust. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Sherwood | - | The NWS storm survey revealed the tornado snapped tree limbs along Farm to Market Road 853. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Sherwood | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mertzon | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Arden | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Noelke | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Old Burk Place | 15.6 miles | 9 | |
| Suggs | 18.5 miles | 8 | |
| Old Freitag Place | 19.9 miles | 9 | |
| Barnhart | 22.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1368135. 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.
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.





