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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 (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. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sharon is located in Weakley County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Weakley County: Graves (KY), Carroll, Gibson, Henry & Obion.

Below are the counties that are near Sharon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharon:

  • Weakley County     (The home county of Sharon)
  • Carroll County
  • Crockett County
    • Elizabeth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Dyer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
    • Trimble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Trimble is located in Dyer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • Churchton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Churchton is located in Dyer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
    • Tatumville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Newbern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tigrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meacham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
    • Four Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rutherford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tilghman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Central
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Union Central is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
    • Whitway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Yorkville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkville is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ledbetter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
    • Milan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
    • Cottage Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Boston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Henry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Haglerville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Haglerville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
    • Whitlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mandels ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mandels is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Obion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
    • Kenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McConnell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rives
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierce Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • South Fulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Englewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Englewood is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
    • Obion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Obion is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Woodland Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Hornbeak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Calloway County (KY)
  • Fulton County (KY)
  • Graves County (KY)
  • Hickman County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
    • Moscow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulgham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharon, see our County-by-County Page for Sharon.

Cemeteries Near Sharon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharon.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.

  • Brock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Beard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rice - Underwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harkey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Connell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tansil Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (719 more) ...
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sharon had a population of 562 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sharon had a population of 907 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharon, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.

  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ralston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dresden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardner is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Mount Pelia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
  • Kenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bradford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pillowville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
  • Rutherford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gleason
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Terrell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Crockett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Crockett is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Christmasville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Christmasville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
    • McConnell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharon.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sharon ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sharon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sharon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sharon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Sharon.

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 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 Sharon:

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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.