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A visit to the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery

Lat:   32.6411°   (32° 38' 27")

Lon:   -85.7966°   (-85° 47' 47")

The Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County<2>.

The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Tallapoosa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Reeltown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
      • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Church Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Liberty City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Hale County
    • Tallapoosa City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallapoosa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
      • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Susannah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Roxana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
      • Roxana is located in Lee County
    • Kent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
    • Tallassee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Tallassee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
      • East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Notasulga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
      • Notasulga is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <5>
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Agricola
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
        • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Irma ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
        • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Loachapoka
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Franklin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Franklin is located in Macon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
      • Jordan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
        • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Camp Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
        • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
      • Dadeville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
        • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <5>
      • Eclectic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Waverly
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
        • Waverly is located in Chambers County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Slaughters ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
        • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tallapoosa County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Camp Hill
    • Dadeville
    • Eclectic
    • Erie - Historic
      • Erie lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Notasulga
    • Tuskegee
      • Tuskegee lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tuskegee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskegee

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Reeltown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reeltown Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeltown Cemetery
    • Harper Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Pentecost Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pentecost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentecost Cemetery
    • John Johnston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Johnston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Johnston Cemetery
    • Guthrie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guthrie Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Salem Macon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Macon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Macon Cemetery is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Macon Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Hornsby Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornsby Cemetery
      • Woodland Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Macon County
        • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Woodland Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27194 <7>
      • Antioch Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tallassee.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rosehill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25902 <7>
      • St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Roxana Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roxana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roxana Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roxana Cemetery
      • Roxanna Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roxanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roxanna Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roxanna Cemetery
      • Lockhart Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Red Ridge Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Spain Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spain Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spain Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2611114  (Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2611114 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ponders
      • County: Tallapoosa         Elev: 149
      • Location given for GNIS #2611114 (Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6411, Longitude: -85.7966       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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