Welcome to Sharon Heights ...

Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharon Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Sharon Heights: Sharon Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Sharon Heights is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sharon Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sharon Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sharon Heights - they are located in California, Georgia, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sharon Heights ...

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

• Boston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Waltham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharon Heights.

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

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

Adding Sharon Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharon Heights 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 for Sharon Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Sharon Heights post office opened in 1888.

We also found Sharon Heights in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharon Heights.