Sherwood Shores is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 870 in 2000.
Sherwood Shores, Burnet County, Texas | |
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  Sherwood Shores  Sherwood Shores | |
| Coordinates: 30°35′37″N 98°21′32″W / 30.59361°N 98.35889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Burnet |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377753[1] |
History
editThe area in what is known as Sherwood Shores today was first settled around the early 1960s when a Baptist church was chartered. It had two locations on the 1970s county highway map. At the same time, there was an Assembly of God church and a Seventh-day Adventist church. Its population was 870 in 2000 for both communities.[2]
Geography
editSherwood Shores is located in the Highland Lakes region in western Burnet County, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Burnet on Lake Lyndon B. Johnson.[2]
Education
editSherwood Shores is served by the Marble Falls Independent School District. Elementary-age kids attend Highland Lakes Elementary in Granite Shoals.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherwood Shores, Burnet County, Texas
- ^ a b Jasinski, Laurie E. (December 9, 2005). "Sherwood Shores, TX (Burnet County)". tshaonline.org.