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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 Sharkey (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 Sharkey. 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.

Sharkey is primarily located in Fleming County. A portion of Sharkey extends into Rowan 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 Fleming County: Bath, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson & Rowan.

Below are the counties that are near Sharkey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharkey:

  • Fleming County     (The home county of Sharkey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Farmville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Farmville is located in Fleming County
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    • Colfax
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Colfax is located in Fleming County
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    • Grange City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Grange City is located in Fleming County
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    • Stringtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stringtown is located in Fleming County
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    • Plummers Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
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    • Hillsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Muses Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
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    • Sunset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset is located in Fleming County
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    • Ryan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ryan is located in Fleming County
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    • Wallingford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wallingford is located in Fleming County
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    • Tilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tilton is located in Fleming County
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    • Sherburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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  • Bath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Midland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Midland is located in Bath County
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    • Wyoming
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wyoming is located in Bath County
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    • Salt Lick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peasticks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Peasticks is located in Bath County
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    • Slate Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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    • Oakla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Oakla is located in Bath County
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    • Pebble
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pebble is located in Bath County
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    • Olympia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Olympia is located in Bath County
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    • Owingsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Fork is located in Bath County
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    • Black Sulpher Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sherburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • South Sherburne is located in Bath County
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  • Bourbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Little Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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    • Jackstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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    • North Middletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Soldier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Soldier is located in Carter County
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    • Jacobs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jacobs is located in Carter County
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    • Lawton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lawton is located in Carter County
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    • Olive Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Smoky Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
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    • Mountain Top
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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    • Wesleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
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    • Counts Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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    • Smiths Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
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    • Grahn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Grahn is located in Carter County
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    • Carter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carter is located in Carter County
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    • Boone Furnace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
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  • Clark County
    • Kiddville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kiddville is located in Clark County
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  • Elliott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Ault
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ault is located in Elliott County
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    • The Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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    • Gimlet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Gimlet is located in Elliott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
    • Bell City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bell City is located in Elliott County
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    • Newfoundland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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    • Sandy Hook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ibex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ibex is located in Elliott County
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    • Bruin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bruin is located in Elliott County
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    • Isonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Isonville is located in Elliott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
  • Lawrence County
    • Adeline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Adeline is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Burtonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Burtonville is located in Lewis County
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    • Emerson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson is located in Lewis County
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    • Tollesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Camp Dix
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
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    • Charters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Charters is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
    • Cottageville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cottageville is located in Lewis County
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    • Vanceburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Helena is located in Mason County
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    • Weedonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Weedonia is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
    • Rectorville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rectorville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
    • Lewisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Mason County
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    • Mays Lick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Mason County
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    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Washington is located in Mason County
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    • Maysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sardis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sardis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Menifee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Sudith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sudith is located in Menifee County
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    • Frenchburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Korea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Korea is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
    • Rothwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rothwell is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
    • Denniston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Denniston is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
    • Mariba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mariba is located in Menifee County
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    • Wellington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wellington is located in Menifee County
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    • Means
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Means is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Montgomery County
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    • Spencer Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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    • Jeffersonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Judy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Judy is located in Montgomery County
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    • Mount Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Camargo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Reid Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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    • Prewitt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
    • Grassy Lick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
    • Levee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Levee is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Ebon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ebon is located in Morgan County
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    • Wrigley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wrigley is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
    • Yocum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yocum is located in Morgan County
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    • Ezel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ezel is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
    • Maytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Maytown is located in Morgan County
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    • West Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mize
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mize is located in Morgan County
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    • Grassy Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Elkfork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
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    • Malone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Malone is located in Morgan County
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    • Crockett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Crockett is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Moorefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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    • Pleasant Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Carlisle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Upper Cane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Upper Cane is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
    • Morris Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Morris Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
    • Paint Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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    • Slade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Black Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • North Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bend is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • Old Clay City Road
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
    • Rosslyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosslyn is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Farmers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Farmers is located in Rowan County
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    • Lakeview Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Brady
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brady is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Morehead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Gates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Gates is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
    • Haldeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Haldeman is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
    • Mount Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Elliottville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
    • Minor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Minor is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Wolfe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
    • Valeria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Valeria is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
    • Toliver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Toliver is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
    • Hazel Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharkey, see our County-by-County Page for Sharkey.

Cemeteries Near Sharkey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharkey.

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 Sharkey - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharkey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.

  • Woodford Black Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kissick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eldridge Cemetery One
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Caudill Cemetery Two
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Scaggs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Johnson Black Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Markwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery Five
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (713 more) ...
    • Emmons Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Denton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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>

While we didn't find Sharkey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharkey.

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

  • Grange City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grange City is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
  • Midland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Midland is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Farmers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Farmers is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
  • Plummers Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brady is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Morehead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wyoming is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Salt Lick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rodburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rodburn is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodburn
  • Muses Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cogswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cogswell is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
    • Triplett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Triplett is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Gates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Gates is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharkey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharkey.

Newspapers Published in Sharkey ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharkey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharkey, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharkey.

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 websites either 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 Sharkey:

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 Sharkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Sharkey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.