A visit to the Sharp Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Sharp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharp Cemetery:
34.7868, -86.1189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharp Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sharp Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Skyline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Skyline Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Gold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maynard Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Gold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
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- Barbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Dolberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dolberry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolberry Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maynard Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Skyline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Tupelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Baileytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Pleasant Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Larkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Blackankle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Kyles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lim Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Hytop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Aspel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Fackler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
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 Sharp Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Scottsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sharp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Sharp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126635 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126635 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 482 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mud Creek
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7867517 Lon: -86.1188713
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Jackson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharp Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |