Welcome to Sharptown ...
Sharptown is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharptown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Sharptown is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sharptown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Sharptown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sharptown - they are located in Maryland and New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharptown.
Communities near Sharptown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharptown.
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <3>
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
- Mount Healthy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Greendale is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Cleves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Sharptown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharptown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharptown. 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 Sharptown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharptown. See our Newspapers Page for Sharptown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharptown ...
Looking for more information about Sharptown? 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 Sharptown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharptown.
Adding Sharptown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sharptown 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 Sharptown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sharptown post office opened in 1878.
We also found Sharptown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharptown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharptown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |