Welcome to Sharpsburg ...
Sharpsburg is located in Madison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharpsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Sharpsburg is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sharpsburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sharpsburg: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Sharpsburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Sharpsburg - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (3) and Pennsylvania (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharpsburg.
Communities near Sharpsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharpsburg.
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canton
- From Sharpsburg to Canton
- Goodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pickens
- From Sharpsburg to Pickens
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Davis
- From Sharpsburg to Davis
- Vaughan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vaughan
- From Sharpsburg to Vaughan
- Cobbville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobbville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cobbville
- From Sharpsburg to Cobbville
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sharon
- From Sharpsburg to Sharon
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Camden
- From Sharpsburg to Camden
- Mill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Maris Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
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 Sharpsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharpsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharpsburg. 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 Sharpsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharpsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Sharpsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharpsburg ...
Looking for more information about Sharpsburg? 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 Sharpsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharpsburg.
Adding Sharpsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Sharpsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharpsburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharpsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharpsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Sharpsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Sharpsburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |