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Around New Sharon ...

For comparison, New Sharon has a population of 1,400 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from New Sharon, with the nearest first.

  • Farmington Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercer is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • North Chesterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
  • East Wilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
  • Fairbanks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Industry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Industry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
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    • Mount Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Smithfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Belgrade Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dryden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Temple
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Temple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Wilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

For more communities neighboring New Sharon, please visit our County-by-County Page for New Sharon.

Franklin County ...

New Sharon is located in Franklin County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset. The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the north.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Sharon ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Sharon.

Airports Near New Sharon ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to New Sharon and that information can be found on the Airports Page for New Sharon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Sharon ...

Looking for more information about New Sharon? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for New Sharon. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for New Sharon, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Sharon.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New Sharon.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to New Sharon), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.