Welcome to Sharer ...
Sharer is located in Butler County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Sharer is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sharer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sharer: 270 & 364<3>
Communities near Sharer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharer.
- 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 <4>
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
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 Sharer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharer. 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 Sharer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharer. See our Newspapers Page for Sharer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharer ...
Looking for more information about Sharer? 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 Sharer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharer.
Adding Sharer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sharer 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 (so far) for Sharer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sharer post office opened in 1900. The Sharer post office closed in 1962.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Sharer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Sharer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |