If you know of any other census sites that are not listed please email me Gary Wiles. Please be sure to list the subject area "Sharp County" so I will not overlook it by mistake. Thank you.

I would also like to thank Billie Rivers. Billie was very helpful and made copies of her information for the Sharp County Web Page. She copied census and local history information for me. She is doing research on her family in Izard and Sharp Counties. In the coming months I will transfer this information to the web page.

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You should check with your local library. My library in Bel Air, Maryland is able to rent National Archives Microfilm from the Family History Lending Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm charged $3.25 per film, which includes postage, and return postage. The period of use for me is 21 days, then the library returns it.

The phone number to purchase microfilm rolls is 1 - 800 - 788 - 6282. The cost per roll is $36.00. You need to know what product number when ordering, they won't look up the information for you.