Welcome to Sharon ...

The village of Sharon is located in Walworth County<1>.

The location of Sharon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sharon has a population of 1,552 people<3> (see below for details).

Sharon is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sharon had an population of 1,552 people. This is a decrease of 3.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sharon had a population of 1,605 people. This makes Sharon the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Sharon represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 541st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,605 people, the population of Sharon increased 3.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,549 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sharon.

Communities Also Named Sharon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Sharon - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Sharon ...

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

• Janesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
• Beloit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Woodstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Belvidere
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Machesney Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <5>
• Roscoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
• Elkhorn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <5>
• Delavan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 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 Sharon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharon. 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 Sharon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sharon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharon ...

Looking for more information about Sharon? 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 Sharon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharon.

Adding Sharon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharon 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 Sharon was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Sharon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/