A visit to the Sharon Springs 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 Springs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sharon Springs Cemetery (FG ID #93763).
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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Springs Cemetery:
38.9172, -101.7507
The Sharon Springs Cemetery is located in Wallace County<2>.
The county seat for Wallace County is located in Sharon Springs. Sharon Springs lies just to the south of the Sharon Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharon Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sharon Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Wallace Post Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wallace Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weskan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dinas Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hartzler Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- The Hartzler Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzler Cemetery
- Arapahoe Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whistler Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- The Whistler Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Cemetery
- Car wood Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Car wood Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Car wood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lava Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lava Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Cemetery
- Frerichs Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- The Frerichs Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frerichs Cemetery
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa Cemetery
- Brownville Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brownville Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Cemetery
- Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearl Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Russell Springs Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winona Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Winona Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sharon Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sharon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wallace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weskan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McAllaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arapahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Caruso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wallace County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- McAllaster
- Sharon Springs
- Wallace
- Weskan
- Weskan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sharon Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Weskan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weskan
- Winona
- Winona lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sharon Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
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 helpful 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wallace 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 Springs Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #93763
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471156 (Sharon Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471156 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: Wallace
- Est. Elev: 1077 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharon Springs West
- Location given for Sharon Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9172307 Lon: -101.7510047
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kansas' counties, including Wallace, 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 Springs 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. |