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 Sharer (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 Sharer. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Sharer is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Sharer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharer:
- Butler County (The home county of Sharer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Richelieu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Quality
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Harreldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Morgantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jetson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Provo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Meador
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Roundhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sunfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Rhoda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Sweeden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Caneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Shrewsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- South Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Schochoh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Ferguson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Skilesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Dunmor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Belton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beechmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Rosewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Drakesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nonnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Cromwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Echols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Horse Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Salmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Neosheo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Gold City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Prices Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Springhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Richardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Plum Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Woodburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Drake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Orlinda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sumner County (TN)
- Mitchellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharer, see our County-by-County Page for Sharer.
Cemeteries Near Sharer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharer.
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 Sharer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Tuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Githens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Felts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gasper River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sharer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharer, with the one closest to Sharer listed first.
- Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Costelow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Gasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- South Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Memphis Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Richardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharer.
Newspapers Published in Sharer ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharer, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sharer:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sharer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |