Welcome to East Sharon ...

East Sharon is located in Norfolk County<1>.

The location of East Sharon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Sharon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for East Sharon: E. Sharon

East Sharon is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Sharon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named East Sharon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Sharon - they are located in Florida and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sharon.

Communities near East Sharon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Sharon.

• Boston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Brookline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Sharon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Sharon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Sharon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sharon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sharon. See our Newspapers Page for East Sharon.

Adding East Sharon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Sharon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Sharon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Sharon post office opened in 1841.

We also found East Sharon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Sharon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Sharon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/