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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 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 Christian County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Christian County: Macon, Montgomery, Sangamon & Shelby.

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:

  • Christian County     (The home county of Sharpsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeisyville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeisyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Kincaid
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <2>
    • Bulpitt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulpitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulpitt
      • Bulpitt is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulpitt <2>
    • Taylorville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tovey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tovey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <2>
    • Grove City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Stonington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
    • Bolivia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clarksdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Velma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Velma
      • From Sharpsburg to Velma
    • Sandersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Blue Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
    • Macon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Boody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Niantic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
      • Elwin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <2>
    • Harristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <2>
    • Turpin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turpin
      • From Sharpsburg to Turpin
    • Bearsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bearsdale
      • From Sharpsburg to Bearsdale
    • Warrensburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <2>
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
    • Hervey City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Forsyth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Virden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Girard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nilwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilwood
      • Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <2>
    • Standard City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • White Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Oak
      • From Sharpsburg to White Oak
    • Ohlman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Farmersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
    • Wenonah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenonah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Harvel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
      • Harvel is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <2>
    • Nokomis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Coalton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Waggoner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Witt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <2>
    • Irving
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
    • Honey Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shop Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shop Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Moultrie County
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • New City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Pawnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <2>
    • Mechanicsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rochester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
    • Commanche Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
    • Glenarm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Divernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
    • Illiopolis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Riverton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
    • Chatham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Moweaqua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>
    • Yantisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oconee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tower Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
      • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <2>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goode Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goode Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Langley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Achenback Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Achenback Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Achenback Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhart Dutch Reform Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhart Dutch Reform Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhart Dutch Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Finley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fraley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Tanner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grove City Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove City Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove City Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sharpsburg had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Edinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylorville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willeys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willeys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
    • Willeys is located in Christian County
  • Grove City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Christian County
  • Breckenridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
  • Clarksdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stonington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Stonington is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
  • Bolivia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Velma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
    • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Velma
    • From Sharpsburg to Velma
  • Berry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Berry is located in Sangamon County
  • New City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • New City is located in Sangamon County
  • Zenobia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zenobia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Zenobia
    • From Sharpsburg to Zenobia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Palmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
    • Mount Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Owaneco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owaneco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco
      • Owaneco is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owaneco <2>

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 206 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. 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:

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharpsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharpsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6140, Longitude: -89.3516       In this case, the coordinates for Sharpsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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