Sharon, California

Sharon
Sharon
Unincorporated community
	Sharon Location in CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 37°05′53″N 120°07′48″W / 37.09806°N 120.13000°WCoordinates: 37°05′53″N 120°07′48″W / 37.09806°N 120.13000°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera County
Elevation	295 ft (90 m)

Sharon is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.^[1] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) east-northeast of Fairmead,^[2] at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Sharon from 1898 to 1927.^[2] San Francisco financier William Sharon was a promoter of the settlement, that later bore his name.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharon, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 826. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharon, California

[CGN-2] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 826. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Madera County, California, United States
County seat: Madera
Cities	Chowchilla Madera
CDPs	Ahwahnee Bass Lake Bonadelle Ranchos Coarsegold Fairmead La Vina Madera Acres Madera Ranchos Nipinnawasee North Fork Oakhurst Parksdale Parkwood Rolling Hills Yosemite Lakes
Unincorporated communities	Ahwahnee Estates Bass Lake Annex Berenda Bonadelle Ranchos Bonita Borden Cascadel Woods Central Camp Dairyland Daulton Fine Gold Fresno Crossing Gregg Hildreth Indian Lakes Estates Indian Springs Knowles Lake Madera Country Estates Madera Country Club Estates Madera Highlands Madera Ranchos Minturn Old Corral O'Neals Raymond Ripperdan River Road Estates San Joaquin River Estates Sharon South Fork Storey Sugar Pine Sumner Hill Trigo Valley Lake Ranchos Whisky Falls Yosemite Forks Yosemite Lakes Park
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Sharon
Unincorporated community
Sharon Location in California Sharon Sharon (the United States) Show map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 37°05′53″N 120°07′48″W / 37.09806°N 120.13000°W / 37.09806; -120.13000Coordinates: 37°05′53″N 120°07′48″W / 37.09806°N 120.13000°W / 37.09806; -120.13000
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera County
Elevation ^[1]	295 ft (90 m)