Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Norfolk County

Sharon

Modern town borders of Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

• Sharon, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

Norfolk Co.: Canton | Foxborough | Norwood | Stoughton | Walpole | Bristol Co.: Easton | Mansfield

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Sharon Town Clerk

90 South Main St
Sharon, MA 02067
Phone: 781-784-1505 x 1201
Fax: 781-784-1518
Email: mchused@townofsharon.org
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Deaths

• 1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• 1945-2013 Sharon, MA: Sharon Memorial Park Cemetery, 1945-2013 at American Ancestors — index ($)
• Sharon Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Sharon Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

• 1917 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Sharon at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Sharon at HomeTownLocator
• Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
• Sharon at FamilySearch Places
• Sharon at Google Maps
• Sharon at Mapcarta
• Massachusetts Maps State Page
  
  

Migration

Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy included:

• Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Probate Records

• 1635-1750 Norfolk County, MA: Index to Probate records, 1793-1900 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Hingham Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Mount Hope Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• David Allen Lambert Library - an affiliate library
• Thayer Public Library - an affiliate library
• Thomas Crane Public Library - an affiliate library