Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi
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
Between 1837 and 1873, Sharon was home to an early female seminary called Sharon Female College. The community was named for the college. Sharon was also home to Madison College, founded in 1845.
In 1900, Sharon was home to three churches and had a population of 173.
Notable people
- Joseph A. Baker, member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1920
- James Champlain, blind philanthropist involved in the founding of the Mississippi School for the Blind.
- K. C. Douglas, blues musician.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ American Bibliographical Center (1968). America, history and life. Clio Press. p. 56. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ 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.