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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sharon Center is located in Potter County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
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:
- Potter 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.
- Millport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- East Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Shinglehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honeoye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Coneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Chrystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Oswayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Williston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Roulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Coudersport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Emporium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sartwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Eldred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Larabee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Smethport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Rixford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Wrights Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Rew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Dallas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Tioga County
- Potter Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Bowler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Sawyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petrolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- West Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Stannards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Portville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Four Mile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Saint Bonaventure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Abbotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Chipmunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Ischua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Limestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Center, with the one closest to Sharon Center listed first.
- Rexville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Well Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Genesee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Card Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ford Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Richburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allentown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Portville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 47 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.
- Millport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- East Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Shinglehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Honeoye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- South Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolivar
- Chrystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Annin Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annin Creek is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annin Creek
- Oswayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Little Genesee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Williston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
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 120 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 20 miles [32.2 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sharon Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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' (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- Sharon Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |