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Welcome to Sharpsville ...

Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharpsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sharpsville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sharpsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Sharpsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sharpsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sharpsville ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Murphree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
  • La Vergne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
  • Jefferson Pike
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
    • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
  • Woodbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Watertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharpsville ...

Looking for more information about Sharpsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sharpsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharpsville.

Adding Sharpsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharpsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sharpsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharpsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharpsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.