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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sharpsburg is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
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:
- Athens County (The home county of Sharpsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Armadale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Beebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glouster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Greens Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Jobs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orbiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Candy Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keno
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Welshtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Point Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Langsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Joy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Chesterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Elliott Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Neelysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Malta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McConnelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hackney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Blue Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Museville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Cannelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Olive Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Dexter City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- South Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Hoskinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Ashton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Belle Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Drakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Rendville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Congo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Hemlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- New Straitsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Vales Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Zaleski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Decaturville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Luke Chute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Barlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Redbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Beverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Neptune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Willowdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Hartford City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
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.
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 Sharpsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Lovel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cutler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (812 more) ...
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- The Bartlett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bible Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39764 <2>
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Sharpsburg had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Armadale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Plantsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plantsville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
- Joy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Amesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Utley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Utley is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Chesterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Federal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Federal is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Broadwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broadwell is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Bartlett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Former names for Bartlett:
- Pleasanton
- Plymouth
- Elliott Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Kilvert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kilvert is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilvert
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- New England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New England is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
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 65 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Sharpsburg, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharpsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |