Welcome to East Sharpsburg ...

East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County<1>.

The location of East Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Sharpsburg: E. Sharpsburg

East Sharpsburg is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Sharpsburg is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for East Sharpsburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Sharpsburg, the following might be of interest:

Communities near East Sharpsburg ...

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

• Altoona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Portage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Bellwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Cresson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Todd
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• Loretto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Williamsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Duncansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
  • Duncansville is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <4>

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 Sharpsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Sharpsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Sharpsburg. 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 Sharpsburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Sharpsburg ...

Looking for more information about East Sharpsburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Sharpsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Sharpsburg.

Adding East Sharpsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Sharpsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/