[6] The community is named after the Plain of Sharon, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

[7] Into the 1890s, Sharon was bustling with thousands of travelers who came there for the reputed healing powers of the nearby Electric Health Resort, where it was said that exposure to bedrock in a subterranean chamber provided electrical healing powers.

The resort, which included a hotel, lake, and post office, eventually burned down.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Lloyd D. Brown, United States Army Major General who commanded 28th Infantry Division in World War II[25]