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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharp Cemetery

Lat:   37.6714°   (37° 40' 17")

Lon:   -86.2558°   (-86° 15' 20")

The Sharp Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County<2>.

The county seat for Breckinridge County is located in Hardinsburg. Hardinsburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sharp Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McCamish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCamish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCamish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCamish Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Whitworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitworth Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Elliot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliot Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Drane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drane Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Comer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Comer Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Royalty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royalty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royalty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Royalty Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Horn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horn Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Gray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Lyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyon Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pile Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pile Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pile Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Board Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Board Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
    • Goodhope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhope Cemetery
      • The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
    • Holbert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holbert Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Preston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preston Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Hudson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
  • Constantine
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Constantine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
    • Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
  • Pierce Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
    • Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
  • Dyer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
  • Buras
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buras. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
    • Buras is located in Breckinridge County
  • Hardin Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
    • Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
  • Custer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Limp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
    • Limp is located in Hardin County
  • Vertrees
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vertrees. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
    • Vertrees is located in Hardin County
  • Se Ree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Se Ree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
    • Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
  • Westview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
    • Westview is located in Breckinridge County
  • Howe Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
    • Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Garfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
    • McDaniels
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDaniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
      • McDaniels is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDaniels <6>
    • Horn Back Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
      • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
    • Big Clifty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
      • Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
    • Four Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Hardin County
    • Big Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Meade County
    • Harned
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harned have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harned
      • Harned is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harned <6>
    • Indian Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
      • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
    • Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Hardin County
    • Duff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
      • Duff is located in Grayson County
    • Clarkson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Eastview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in Hardin County
    • Perryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Hardin County
    • Maples Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maples Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
      • Maples Corner is located in Meade County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Sharp Cemetery:

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 #503260  (Sharp Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #503260 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Custer
    • County: Breckinridge         Elev: 227
    • Location given for GNIS #503260 (Sharp Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Kentucky's counties, including Breckinridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sharp Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6714, Longitude: -86.2558       In this case, the coordinates for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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