Sharpsburg, Maryland

Sharpsburg, Maryland
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Town
	A street clock in downtown Sharpsburg, October 2007
	Seal
	Location of Sharpsburg, Maryland
	Coordinates: 39°27′27″N 77°45′05″W / 39.45750°N 77.75139°W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Washington
Settled	1740
Founded	1763
Incorporated	1832
Area
• Total	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
• Land	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	560
• Density	2,592.59/sq mi (1,001.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	21782
Area code(s)	301, 240
FIPS code	24-71600
GNIS feature ID	2391408
Website	sharpsburgmd.com

Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland. The town is approximately 13 miles (21 km) south of Hagerstown. Its population was 560 at the 2020 census.

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam, referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg by the South, was fought on what is now Antietam National Battlefield, in the vicinity of Antietam Creek.

^ "Sharpsburg". Maryland Manual. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharpsburg, Maryland

[MDManual-1] "Sharpsburg". Maryland Manual. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-2] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharpsburg, Maryland

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