A visit to the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery (FG ID #2276502).
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 Center United Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery:
41.5542, -91.6557
The Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.
Name Variations for Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John Helmuth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sharon Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peter Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hummer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mentzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graper Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hochstetler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hochstetler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstetler Cemetery
- Gingerich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gingerich Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerich Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Welsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kalona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Tiffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Center United Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Hills lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Kalona lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kalona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Lone Tree
- Oxford
- Oxford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Riverside
- Washington
- Wellman
- Wellman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wellman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- West Branch
- West Chester
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 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 Center United Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Center United Methodist Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2276502
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2002549 (Sharon United Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2002549 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamstown
- Location given for Sharon United Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5541833 Lon: -91.6560016
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, 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 Center United Methodist 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |