Sharon, California
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Sharon | |
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  Sharon Location in California  Sharon Sharon (the United States) | |
| 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[edit]
- ^ 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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