A visit to the Sharon Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Church Cemetery:
41.6117, -90.0729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharon Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharon Church Cemetery is located in Whiteside County<2>.
The county seat for Whiteside County is located in Morrison. Morrison lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sharon Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharon Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sharon Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Erie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Erie Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Loraine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Loraine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine Cemetery
- Shady Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Town Cemetery
- Kemmis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kemmis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmis Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Washington Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Pink Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pink Prairie Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Prairie Cemetery
- Smack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smack Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smack Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kingsbury Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Leon Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fenton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fenton Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Mizpan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mizpan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpan Cemetery
- Lyndon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Point Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point Cemetery
- Zuma Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Zuma Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuma Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Hooppole Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooppole Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole 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 Sharon Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Denrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Joslin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Newton Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Prophetstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooppole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Rustic Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hickory Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Geneseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Port Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rapids City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Tampico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Le Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Union Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Camanche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whiteside County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Albany lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sharon Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Atkinson
- Camanche
- Erie
- Erie lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Sharon Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Geneseo
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Morrison
- Port Byron
- Prophetstown
- Rapids City
- Tampico
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 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Whiteside 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1954898 (Sharon Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954898 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: Whiteside
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
- Location given for Sharon Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6116987 Lon: -90.0728955
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Whiteside, 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 from Point A (ie- Sharon Church 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. |