| Official Name: | Sharon, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Taliaferro |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated (city) |
| Established Date3: | 1884 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 104 |
| Population Density Km2: | 51.46 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 133.33 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.5586°N -82.7939°W |
| Elevation M: | 183 |
| Elevation Ft: | 600 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30664 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-69896[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0322779[3] |
Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.
The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884.[5] The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.[6]
Into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers. The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.[7]
Sharon is located at (33.558724, -82.793784).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.
| White alone (NH) | 29 | 54 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 47 | 27.62% | 38.57% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 45.19% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 75 | 75 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 52 | 71.43% | 53.57% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 50.00% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.92% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.95% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.00% | 3.57% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.92% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 6 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.00% | 4.29% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.96% | |
| Total | 105 | 140 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 104 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 46 households, and 28 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 104.
Lloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry Division in World War II[12]