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:
40.0709, -85.4794
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Painter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Painter Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sunderland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sunderland Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Fattic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Keesling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Keesling Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- The Keesling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellison Cemetery
- New Keesling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85582 <5>
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Clem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clem Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mechanicsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bronnenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bronnenberg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronnenberg Cemetery
- Capp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Capp Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capp Cemetery
- Keesling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Mt. Summit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Summit Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Summit Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Elm Ridge Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Springport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Foley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Markleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muncie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glyn Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Andersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kennard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Liberty Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- North Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Daleville
- Kennard
- Muncie
- New Castle
- Yorktown
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 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 Sharp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 #443302 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443302 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur Springs
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0708784 Lon: -85.479418
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Henry, 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 things 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. |