Welcome to Sharlow ...

Sharlow is located in Boone County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Sharlow, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Sharlow is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sharlow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Sharlow: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Sharlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sharlow - they are located in Kansas and North Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharlow.

Communities near Sharlow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharlow.

• Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Madison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Montgomery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Belle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sharlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharlow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharlow. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharlow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharlow. See our Newspapers Page for Sharlow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharlow ...

Looking for more information about Sharlow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sharlow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharlow.

Adding Sharlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharlow in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sharlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sharlow post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharlow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharlow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/