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 Sharon (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 Sharon. 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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sharon is located in Claiborne Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Claiborne Parish: Columbia (AR), Union (AR), Bienville, Lincoln, Union & Webster.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Sharon. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharon:
- Claiborne Parish (The home parish of Sharon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Weldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Sugar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Arizona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bryceland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Taylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Ansley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Cartwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Quitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Hico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Dubach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Simsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Grambling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Frost Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Bernice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lillie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spearsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Downsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Truxno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wilhite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Dodge City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- El Dorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharon, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Sharon.
Cemeteries Near Sharon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharon.
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 Sharon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmony Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- The Tubb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tubbs Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama - Weldon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Autrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Sharon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Hico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Weldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aycock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Sugar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arizona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Marsalis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharon.
Newspapers Published in Sharon ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sharon:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Claiborne Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Sharon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sharon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |