A visit to the Sharon 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 Sharon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Cemetery:
40.7256, -91.6613
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sax Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sax Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Wallingford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acklan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Acklan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acklan Cemetery
- Primrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Primrose Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Cemetery
- McCulloch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bayles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bayles Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayles Cemetery
- Farnum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farnum Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnum Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Reed's Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed's Creek Cemetery
- J A Davis Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKeehan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKeehan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeehan Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Bonnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bonnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnell Cemetery
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clay Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Grove Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Mound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Primrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Mount Hamill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Houghton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bonaparte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donnellson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Croton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Acasto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Stockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
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 Sharon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonaparte
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Salem
- Salem lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sharon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stockport
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sharon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Sharon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981367 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981367 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmington
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.725589 Lon: -91.6612728
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharon 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. |
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