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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sharpsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sharpsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sharpsville, please Contact Us.
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 Sharpsville (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 Sharpsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sharpsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Highland 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Sharpsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharpsville:
- Highland County (The home county of Sharpsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Willettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Shackleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hollowtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Harwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Bridges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Needfull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Berrysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Emerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- May Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Louden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Seaman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Youngsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Cherry Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Harshasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Saint Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Sardinia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bardwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Fincastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Mount Orab
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Arnheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Locust Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ash Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Marathon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Moores Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Newtonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Williams Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Afton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Craver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Mount Repose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Day Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- New Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Westboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Lees Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blanchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sabina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Kingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Milledgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Washington Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hagler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Bowersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Roxanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Loveland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Terrace Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Cynthiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Poplar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Latham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Fruitdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- South Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Lattaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Osceola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Butlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pleasant Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- San Je Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Harveysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Morrow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Comargo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Cozaddale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- Murdock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Corwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharpsville, see our County-by-County Page for Sharpsville.
Cemeteries Near Sharpsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharpsville.
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 Sharpsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharpsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Runk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fetterling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stroup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroup Cemetery
- The Stroup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stroup & Dodson Cemetery
- Betterton Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spickard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (539 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Sharpsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharpsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Willettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Dodsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- New Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Shackleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Saint Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Morrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Careytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- Pricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Samantha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Westboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Winkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winkle is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharpsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharpsville.
Newspapers Published in Sharpsville ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharpsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharpsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharpsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Sharpsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sharpsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharpsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |