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:
36.7845, -83.9960
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 Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sharp Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Hubb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hubb Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubb Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sears Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Williamsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515745 <5>
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Prichard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prichard Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Ketchen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ketchen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchen Cemetery
- Killian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Killian Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Croley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Croley Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croley Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Smith - Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Louden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Bryants Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Verne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Siler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Nevisdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Rockholds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Packard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emlyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Trosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Artemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Heidrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Woodbine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Frakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ingram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Bimble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Saxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
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 Whitley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barbourville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Whitley 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 #503259 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503259 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barbourville
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7845307 Lon: -83.9960406
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Whitley, 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 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. |