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:
36.8801, -84.0758
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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 25 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.
- McFarland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harts Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Ples Monhollen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ples Monhollen Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ples Monhollen Cemetery
- The Ples Monhollen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Monhollen Cemetery
- Pleas Monhollen Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- The Rest Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resthaven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75708 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- John W. Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Woodbine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Corbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Dorthae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Louden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Keavy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Barbourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heidrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Verne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Bryants Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Emlyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Cannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Nevisdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Artemus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Bimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Girdler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Crane Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Packard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Sublimity City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Siler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Hinkle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 #515338 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515338 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: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corbin
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8800868 Lon: -84.0757647
- 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 drawn 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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