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 Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring 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 Saline County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Sharon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharon:
- Saline County (The home county of Sharon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Gilliam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Malta Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Napton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Salt Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Grand Pass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Arrow Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- De Witt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Wakenda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bosworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bogard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Tina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Palemon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Asper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Mandeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Norborne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Miles Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Keytesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lewis Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Snyder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Blackwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lamine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Steinmetz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Hodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Emma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Forker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Fountain Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Marceline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Longwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Tedieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Clifton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Yates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Thomas Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharon, see our County-by-County 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.
- High Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miami Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Slater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30331 <2>
- Slater City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Frankfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sleyster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Pulliam - Hedges - Swisher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
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.
- Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Slater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- De Witt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Gilliam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orearville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Stanhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 79 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Pettis County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |