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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sharpsville is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
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:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Sharpsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Kittrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Fairfield Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Dillton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murfreesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walter Hill Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Burns Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Wartrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Cortner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Auburntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Bradyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Gassaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Hollow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bluewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Gossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Busy Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Forest Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Antioch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Wrencoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Paragon Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Whispering Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Donelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Holts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Brush Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Centertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Trousdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Daylight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nolensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Doaks Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Cottage Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Commerce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Rural Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
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.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fathera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Northcutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nipper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kerr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (1455 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McClanahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Sharpsville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpsville, with the one closest to Sharpsville listed first.
- Halls Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Kittrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Dillton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Floraton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
- Murfreesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Readyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Walterhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Donnell Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Donnell Chapel is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Chapel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cateston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cateston is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cateston
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Rucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
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 37 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 11 miles [17.7 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 visit 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Smith County
- Warren County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Sharpsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharpsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |