Our Genealogy Helper
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 Sharpsburg (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 Sharpsburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Sharpsburg is located in Coweta 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 Coweta County: Carroll, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Sharpsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharpsburg:
- Coweta County (The home county of Sharpsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Jade Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Senoia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bexton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Smith City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Haralson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Grantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Clayton Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Riverdale Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Bonanza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Fox Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Irondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Windermere Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Lovejoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Kings Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Oak Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Cobb County
- Knox Springs Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Hannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Blair Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Windwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Springwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Lakeland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Hamptons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Peachtree City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Foreston Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Tyrone Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Harp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Fife
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fairburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chattahoochee Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Rico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rivertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Corn Creek Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Biscayne Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Pontevedra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Centralhatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Blacksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- McDonough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lamar County
- Milner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Luthersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Lone Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Gay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carrolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harris City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Betts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Williamson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Molena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Meansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Esmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Sunny Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Experiment
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Griffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Hogansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Louise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Mountville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Graysons Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- LaGrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharpsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Sharpsburg.
Cemeteries Near Sharpsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharpsburg.
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 Sharpsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharpsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Sharpsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- China Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elder - Linch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tinch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Line Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pitts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sharpsburg had a population of 177 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sharpsburg had a population of 357 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Turin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Senoia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Haralson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luthersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alps is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woolsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharpsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharpsburg.
Newspapers Published in Sharpsburg ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharpsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharpsburg, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharpsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sharpsburg:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Coweta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 Sharpsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharpsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |