Sharonville, Ohio

Sharon is a city in southwest Ohio. Located primarily in Hamilton County, and extending into Butler County, Sharonville has a population of about 13,800. A suburb of Cincinnati, Sharonville combines a manufacturing, retail and service economy with residential and recreation areas that maintain a small-town feel. Notable employers include the Ford Motor Company's Sharonville Transmission Plant, educational marketers Hobsons, and ThyssenKrupp Elevator. The redeveloped downtown area encompasses historic buildings, pedestrian spaces and mixed business use, including an arts center and several eateries.

During the 19th century, Sharonville was primarily a rural farming community. As Cincinnati and other surrounding towns grew, Sharonville also became a convenient waystation for stagecoach and canal travelers, and after 1872, the railroads. The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, which later became the "Big Four" division of the New York Central Railroad, had a station stop and a train yard in Sharonville, which included an engine house and a telegraph office. During the 20th century, Sharonville became more industrialized, incorporating as a village in 1911. Electric Autolite moved its bumper manufacturing division to a new Sharonville plant in 1936. The Drackett Company operated a soybean processing plant from 1940 to 1957. Several companies which began doing business in Sharonville in the 1950s are still operating today. In 1952, the Tool Steel Gear & Pinion Company built its Sharonville factory. The company was renamed Xtek in 1976, and produces industrial machine parts. The Ford Motor Company opened its Sharonville Transmission Plant in 1958 and has been producing transmissions for half a century. Although the railroad industry has declined, in 2010 Sharonville received funding to redevelop passenger rail service.

Sharonville has a lengthy history of transportation and manufacturing during an era when asbestos-containing materials were widely used. Workers exposed to asbestos may be at risk for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. If you were exposed to asbestos in Sharonville and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you should also consider contacting a mesothelioma law firm.

Jobsites in Sharonville where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

A number of jobsites in Sharonville, OH have been identified as harboring asbestos containing materials. These sites, at one point in their history, were known to have exposed a variety of tradesmen to asbestos. We will be documenting in more detail how asbestos exposure occurred at these sites in the future on this web site.