Sherwood

Ghost town · Irion County, Texas

Mertzon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sherwood is a ghost town in Irion County, Texas. It is the only former community in Irion County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

At its height the population reached about 73.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sherwood as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.2814° N, 100.7953° W.

Key facts

Peak population	73
Last recorded population	73
Elevation	2,171 ft
Nearest living town	Mertzon, TX
Distance to it	2 miles
Coordinates	31.28139, -100.79528

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What's there now

Sherwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mertzon, TX (population 819), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,171 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The old Irion County Courthouse in Sherwood, Texas · Caesarscott / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearby places

Ben Ficklin
ghost town · Tom Green County · 22.6 mi
Emerald
ghost town · Crockett County · 44.3 mi
Edith
ghost town · Coke County · 44.4 mi
Stiles
ghost town · Reagan County · 46.4 mi
Best
ghost town · Reagan County · 49 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.