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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 Sharpsburg (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 Sharpsburg. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Sharpsburg is primarily located in Edgecombe County. A portion of Sharpsburg extends into Nash County and Wilson County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Edgecombe County: Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Sharpsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharpsburg:

  • Edgecombe County     (The home county of Sharpsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Rocky Mount
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
    • Mercer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercer
      • From Sharpsburg to Mercer
    • Hartsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
      • Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartsboro
      • From Sharpsburg to Hartsboro
    • Hartsease
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsease. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
      • Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartsease
      • From Sharpsburg to Hartsease
    • Macclesfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinetops
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Henrietta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
    • Battleboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
    • Cobb Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
  • Franklin County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Walstonburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fieldsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Speights Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Snow Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Maury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • White Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Halifax County
    • Enfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ringwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ringwood
      • From Sharpsburg to Ringwood
    • Roseneath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobgood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobgood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
      • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Heathsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hollister
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Brinkleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Braswells Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland Neck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmyra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmyra
      • From Sharpsburg to Palmyra
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Kenly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <1>
    • Beulahtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Micro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Rains Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Parmele
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
      • Parmele is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Hassell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
      • Oak City is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <1>
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Ashburk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
      • Ashburk is located in Nash County
    • Joyners Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyners Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
      • Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
    • Easonburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
      • Easonburg is located in Nash County
    • Langley Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
      • Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Winstead Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Halifax Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
      • Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
    • Sandy Cross
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Westry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cliftonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
      • North Green is located in Nash County
    • Snells Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
      • Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Regency Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
      • Regency Estates is located in Nash County
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Fountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
    • Falkland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
      • Falkland is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Farmville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <1>
    • Whitehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Pitt County
  • Wake County
  • Warren County
  • Wayne County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
    • Elm City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sims
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saratoga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Scotts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Black Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Stantonsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lucama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharpsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Sharpsburg.

Cemeteries Near Sharpsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharpsburg.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharpsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sharpsburg had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sharpsburg had a population of 2,018 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.

  • Elm City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Mount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bridgersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
    • Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
  • Saint Lewis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
    • Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
  • Penelo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
    • Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
  • Wilson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
    • Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hartsboro
    • From Sharpsburg to Hartsboro
  • Nashville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Battleboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Gold Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Nash County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakland
    • From Sharpsburg to Oakland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharpsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharpsburg.

Newspapers Published in Sharpsburg ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharpsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharpsburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharpsburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sharpsburg:

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 State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Sharpsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sharpsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharpsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8679, Longitude: -77.8296    









 

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