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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Iredell County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iredell County: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan & Yadkin.
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:
- Iredell County (The home county of Sharon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eufola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Barium Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ostwalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Love Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doolie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Shepherds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Isenhour Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Hildebran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rhodhiss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Icard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Drexel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Fisher Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Granite Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Draco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Sawmills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Cedar Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Baton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Murrays Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Monbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drums Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Cleveland County
- Toluca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Calahaln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Cooleemee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Alexis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- High Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lucia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Boger City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Machpelah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Lincolnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Crouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bear Poplar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Harts ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mill Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Woodleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corriher Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Boomer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Moravian Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Adley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wilkesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ferguson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clingman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Footville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Hamptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Branon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
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.
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smyres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troutman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conover City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Catfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Watts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Hiddenite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Monbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Barium Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Troutman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
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 60 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. 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 first visit 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Iredell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |