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 Sharps Crossing (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 Sharps Crossing. 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 Sharps Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Sharps Crossing: Shaprs Xing.
- While the name of this community is Sharps Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sharps Crossing may originally have been Sharp's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sharps Crossing might be written as Sharp Crossing.
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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sharps Crossing is located in Darke County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Sharps Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharps Crossing:
- Darke County (The home county of Sharps Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Coletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Ansonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stelvideo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Lightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Dawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Fort Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Minster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Burkettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Fort Recovery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Macedon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Celina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scudder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- West Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Polo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Laura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Piqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kessler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Russia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lockington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Delaware County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Henry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Blountsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Boundary City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Antiville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Bryant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Spartanburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Rural
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- New Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <2>
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Spring Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Economy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greens Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharps Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Sharps Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Sharps Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharps Crossing.
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 Sharps Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharps Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Snell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creekbaum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sharpeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nashville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dininger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Teegarden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clemens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Sharps Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharps Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharps Crossing, with the one closest to Sharps Crossing listed first.
- Mount Heron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Hill Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Woodington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Elroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elroy is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Ansonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Spartanburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cosmos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cosmos is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
- Beamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beamsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharps Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharps Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Sharps Crossing ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharps Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharps Crossing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharps Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Sharps Crossing:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Delaware County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sharps Crossing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharps Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |