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Welcome to Sharpsville ...

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.

Sharpsville would have been located within present day Highland County<2>.

The pronunciation of Sharpsville: SHARPZ-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharpsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sharpsville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sharpsville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Sharpsville was located: 937 & 326<5>

Communities Also Named Sharpsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sharpsville - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sharpsville ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Orab
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
    • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <6>
  • Sabina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <6>
  • Leesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Vienna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardinia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <6>
  • Martinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sharpsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharpsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharpsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharpsville.

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

Adding Sharpsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharpsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sharpsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Sharpsville post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharpsville.

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Sharpsville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharpsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Sharpsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Sharpsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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