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 Center (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 Center. 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.
Name Variations for Sharon Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sharon Center: Sharon Ctr. (or less commonly used: Sharon Cen., Sharon Cent. or Sharon Cntr.)
You might see Sharon Centre instead of Sharon Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sharon Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharon Center.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 Center is located in Schoharie County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Sharon Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharon Center:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Sharon Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Sharon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Argusville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Leesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Seward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cobleskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Greenbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Beards Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Howes Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Knox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Rensselaerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Potter Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Simpsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hobart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davenport Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gorge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Kortright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Ephratah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Sammonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Garoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Lassellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Crum Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Johnstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Berkshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Sprite
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Perth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Fort Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Deck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Paines Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Cullen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Edicks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Little Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Jacksonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Dolgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Herkimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Herkimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Ames
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lykers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Buel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canajoharie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palatine Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nelliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Brookman Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Saint Johnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Center Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roseboom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Calcutta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Middle Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middlefield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Westford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saratoga County
- West Charlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Braman Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Mariaville Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Pattersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharon Center, see our County-by-County Page for Sharon Center.
Cemeteries Near Sharon Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharon Center.
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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharon Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beekman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peoples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ames Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Argusville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Argusville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strobeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Rhinebeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Mapletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dorloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sharon Center had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Sharon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Argusville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Ames
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Center Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Hyndsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hyndsville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsville
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Lykers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Buel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marshville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharon Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharon Center.
Newspapers Published in Sharon Center ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharon Center, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharon Center.
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 Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Center, 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 from Point A (ie- Sharon Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |