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:
38.5489, -89.4092
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 Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Carlyle. Carlyle lies just to the north northeast of the Sharp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ira Maddux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ira Maddux Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira Maddux Cemetery
- Locey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Locey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locey Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- St. Cecilia's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Posey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- The Posey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107545 <5>
- Beckemeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beckemeyer Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer Cemetery
- Ammons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ammons Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Carlyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carlyle Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- The St. Boniface Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germantown Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Knolhoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolhoff Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matsler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Matsler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matsler Cemetery
- Rudolph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rudolph Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery
- The St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
- St. Dominic Catholic Cemetery
- St. Dominic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107859 <5>
- Zetsche Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Zetsche Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetsche Cemetery
- Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Petrea Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Bartelso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Posey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Beckemeyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carlyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Minden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Hoffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoyleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Damiansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Okawville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Addieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Aviston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wamac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boulder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- New Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Keyesport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastopol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breese
- Carlyle
- Central City
- Keyesport
- Nashville
- New Baden
- Okawville
- Trenton
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 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 Sharp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 #418294 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418294 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beckemeyer
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.548938 Lon: -89.4092491
- 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 Clinton, 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- 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. |
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