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Welcome to Sharon ...

Sharon is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

When the people of Sharon refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Sharonite<2>

Sharon is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sharon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sharon: 318 & 457<4>

Communities Also Named Sharon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Sharon - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharon.

Communities near Sharon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharon.

  • Ruston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Grambling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Homer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
  • Arcadia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bernice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dubach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Simsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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 Sharon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharon. 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 Sharon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon. See our Newspapers Page for Sharon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharon ...

Looking for more information about Sharon? 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 Sharon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharon.

Adding Sharon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharon 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 Sharon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sharon post office opened in 1900. The Sharon post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Sharon refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Sharon may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Sharon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Sharon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/