The story
Read it all →How Sharon Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Sharon Township.
Sharon was founded in 1883. Sharon is a Hebrew name meaning "plain".
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History · Sharon Township
Sharon Township’s post office opened in 1880, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1889 on and the census since 1900.
1880first post office
0on the National Register
50%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Sharon Township began
When was Sharon Township founded?
1880
The Sharon Township post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name.
First census: 116 in 19002020 census: 299146 years
Founding year: the first Sharon Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Sharon Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sharon Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1985. Watch Sharon Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 350 in 1910; 147 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Sharon Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sharon Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.On the map
Sharon Township on the map, 1889 to 1985
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sharon Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1889Anthony sheet · 1:125,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sharon Township.
People over time
Sharon Township, census by census
Peaked at 350 in 1910; 147 people lived here in 2020.
13 censuses, 1900–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sharon Township’s Wikipedia page.
By decade
Sharon Township, decade by decade
2009
2009
2004Places that used to be
Old burying grounds
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Sharon Township
BurgessSaint BonifaceSharon
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Township 1Its storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHazelton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMedicine Lodge Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Sharon Township’s history
What year was Sharon Township founded?
The Sharon Township post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.