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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sharon Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sharon Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sharon Park is located in Chatham County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Sharon Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharon Park:

  • Chatham County     (The home county of Sharon Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.
    • Rossignol Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
    • Woodville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Chatham City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
    • Garden City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Alabama Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
    • Florida Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
      • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
    • Carver Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
    • Liberty City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Union Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Richfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Richfield is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
    • Pooler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.
    • Fort McAllister
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
    • Richmond Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Ellabell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pembroke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.
    • Hubert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
    • Stilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stilson is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.
    • Exley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Meldrim
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rincon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Guyton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Springfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haddonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Clyo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.
    • Fleming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Bryan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Flemington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Screven Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Doe Run Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Fort Stewart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Riceboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaufort County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.
    • Hardeeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pritchardville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
    • Daufuskie Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Okatie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluffton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <1>
    • Harbour Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
    • Point Comfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
    • Hilton Head Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.
    • Tillman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharon Park, see our County-by-County Page for Sharon Park.

Cemeteries Near Sharon Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharon Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sharon Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharon Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.

  • Woodville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <2>
  • Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <2>
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <2>
  • Colonial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waldburgh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Sharon Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharon Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharon Park, with the one closest to Sharon Park listed first.

  • Central Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
  • Wheat Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
  • Savannah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pooler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Monteith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Monteith is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
  • Meinhard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meinhard is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
  • Bloomingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Burroughs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
  • Isle of Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Meldrim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rincon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
  • Hardeeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pritchardville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
    • Keller
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharon Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharon Park.

Newspapers Published in Sharon Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharon Park, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharon Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sharon Park:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sharon Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharon Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.