Welcome to Sharon ...
So far, we found very little information about Sharon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sharon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sharon, please Contact Us.
Sharon would have been located within present day Kalkaska County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Sharon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
When the people of Sharon<4> referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Sharonite<5>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sharon is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<6>.
Time Zone: The area where Sharon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The community of Sharon has also been called Big Oley. and Jam One. For more information about the names of Sharon, see The Names of Sharon on our Genealogy Page.
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), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, 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.
- Kalkaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
- Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <8>
- Grayling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
- Grayling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayling <8>
- Manton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Manton is located in Wexford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <8>
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Missaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <8>
- Fife Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake
- Fife Lake is located in Kalkaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife Lake <8>
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Angling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Sigma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
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 for Sharon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
From that list, the Sharon post office opened in 1891.
We also found Sharon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kalkaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Sharon is also known as Big Oley or Jam One. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Sharon. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |