Sherwood Shores Texas Map

About Sherwood Shores, Texas

Sherwood Shores is a locality in Burnet County, Texas, United States. Sherwood Shores is located at 30.5935°N, 98.3589°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76245.

Sherwood Shores unfolds under a vast Texas sky, a place where the familiar scent of mesquite and dry earth mingles with the fainter, cooler breath of the nearby waters. It lies 30.1 miles west of Leander, TX (from Leander, TX: bearing 272°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-north-west of Marble Falls. The land here rolls with a gentle, persistent grace, not the dramatic upheaval of mountains, but the steady, weathered contours of ancient hills worn smooth by millennia of sun and wind. Scattered live oaks, their branches gnarled like old men's fingers, offer sparse shade across the scrubby landscape, their dark green leaves a constant against the pale, sun-bleached grasses. The air itself feels thin and bright, carrying the distant drone of cicadas in the heat and, as evening approaches, a subtle coolness that hints at the lake's presence. This stretch of Burnet County has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of the Colorado River and its impoundments, the waters offering both sustenance and a reason for gathering. The economy of Sherwood Shores has historically drawn from the land’s bounty, with ranching and agriculture leaving their quiet imprint on the terrain and the local character. More recently, the allure of Lake LBJ has drawn a different kind of life, transforming some of the more isolated ranches into recreational havens and weekend retreats. You can still find the echoes of earlier days in the weathered barns and fence lines, a quiet testament to the resilience of those who first settled this often-harsh, yet undeniably beautiful, corner of Texas.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Sherwood Shores, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sherwood Shores and Burnet County.

Detailed location data for Sherwood Shores includes the ZIP code (78654), telephone area code (817), county seat of Burnet County (Burnet), and school district assignment (Whitesboro Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sherwood Shores is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.