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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:

41.6448, -86.8559

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 LaPorte County<2>.

The county seat for LaPorte County is located in La Porte. La Porte lies just to the east 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
  • Beattys Corner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lows Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Cemetery
  • Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Eight Square Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Eight Square Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square Cemetery
  • Pine Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eaheart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Eaheart Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaheart Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rossburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Rossburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg Cemetery
    • Furnessville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Furnessville Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnessville Cemetery
    • Quakerdom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Quakerdom Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakerdom Cemetery
    • Clinton Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Patton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Patton Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
      • The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86348 <5>
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • Shippeeburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shippeeburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippeeburg Cemetery
    • Chesterton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Chesterton Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery

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:

  • Waterford
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Holmesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Trail Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Otis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Otis is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Michigan City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Town-of-Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Pottawattamie Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Door Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
  • Long Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • La Porte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Michiana Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Beverly Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Michiana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Alida is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
    • Grand Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Tratebas Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
    • Suman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Suman is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
    • Smith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Chesterton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Haskell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Haskell is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Union Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • New Buffalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter
      (11 miles [17.7 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 LaPorte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 LaPorte 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 #443301  (Sharp Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443301 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: LaPorte
      • Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Michigan City East
      • Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6447628     Lon: -86.8558607
      • 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 LaPorte, 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.
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