Official Name: | Sharpsburg, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Christian |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 600 |
Coordinates: | 39.6139°N -89.3511°W |
Area Code: | 217 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 418298 |
Sharpsburg (also Sharpsburgh) is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States. It is the birthplace of Native American scholar John Neihardt, author of Black Elk Speaks and many other works.