Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Sharon, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Sharon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Madison
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:354
Coordinates:32.6583°N -89.9361°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39163
Area Code:601
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:677616

Sharon is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 43 in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. Sharon is approximately 12miles southwest of Camden and 7miles northeast of Canton. Sharon is located within the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Although an unincorporated community, Sharon has a post office and zip code of 39163.

History

Between 1837 and 1873, Sharon was home to an early female seminary called Sharon Female College.[1] The community was named for the college.[2] Sharon was also home to Madison College,[3] founded in 1845.[4]

In 1900, Sharon was home to three churches and had a population of 173.[2]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Book: I. M. E. Blandin. History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 28 July 2012. The Neale Publishing Company. 978-1-4400-4134-1. 195–6.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 658.
  3. Book: James B. Lloyd. Lives of Mississippi authors, 1817-1967. 28 July 2012. 1 October 1981. University Press of Mississippi. 978-0-87805-139-7. 244.
  4. Book: American Bibliographical Center. America, history and life. 28 July 2012. 1968. Clio Press.. 56.
  5. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. en.
  6. Book: Robert S. McElvaine. Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration. Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State. 28 July 2012. 30 July 2009. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 978-1-60473-292-4. 219.