Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Sharon, Mississippi

Unincorporated community

Sharon

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Coordinates: 32°39′30″N 89°56′10″W﻿ / ﻿32.65833°N 89.93611°W﻿ / 32.65833; -89.93611
Country| United States
State| Mississippi
County| Madison
Elevation

| 354 ft (108 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

39163

Area code| 601
GNIS feature ID| 677616[1]

Sharon is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 43 in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. Sharon is approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Camden and 7 miles (11 km) 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

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Between 1837 and 1873, Sharon was home to an early female seminary called Sharon Female College.[2] The community was named for the college.[3] Sharon was also home to Madison College,[4] founded in 1845.[5]

In 1900, Sharon was home to three churches and had a population of 173.[3]

## Notable people

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* Joseph A. Baker, member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1920[6]
* James Champlain, blind philanthropist involved in the founding of the Mississippi School for the Blind.[7]
* K. C. Douglas, blues musician.

## References

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

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Mississippi, United States

County seat: Canton

Cities|

* Canton
* Gluckstadt
* Jackson‡
* Madison
* Ridgeland

Map of Mississippi highlighting Madison County

Town|

* Flora

CDPs|

* Kearney Park

Other
communities|

* Camden
* Farmhaven
* Livingston
* Sharon
* Vernon
* Way

Ghost town|

* Beatties Bluff

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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