Welcome to Sharlow ...

Sharlow is located in Stutsman County<1>.

The location of Sharlow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Sharlow is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sharlow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sharlow is located in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Sharlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sharlow - they are located in Kansas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharlow.

Communities near Sharlow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharlow.

• Jamestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Gackle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gackle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gackle
  • Gackle is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gackle <4>
• Montpelier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Cleveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Jud
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
  • Jud is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <4>
• Millarton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
  • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
• Alfred
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in LaMoure County
• Nortonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
• Adrian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
• Jamestown Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
  • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman 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 Sharlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharlow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharlow. 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 Sharlow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharlow. See our Newspapers Page for Sharlow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharlow ...

Looking for more information about Sharlow? 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 Sharlow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharlow.

Adding Sharlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharlow 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 Sharlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sharlow post office opened in 1887.

We also found Sharlow in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharlow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharlow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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