A visit to the Sharon 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 Sharon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Cemetery:
38.4775, -94.5466
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Harrisonville. Harrisonville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sharon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Burdett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burdett Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
- Rockville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rockville Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Merwin.
- The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amsterdam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32222 <5>
- Moudy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moudy Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moudy Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Walley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walley Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Wilson - Raymer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Miami Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Cemetery
- Jingo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Herman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Herman Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
- Cashman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cashman Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashman Cemetery
- New Lancaster Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The New Lancaster Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster Cemetery
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Ninety Six Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ninety Six Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Main City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Drexel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Merwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Archie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Linn Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake Annette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Louisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <6>
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- La Cygne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Block
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Amoret
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Passaic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Harrisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Amoret
- Amsterdam
- Archie
- Drexel
- Harrisonville
- La Cygne
- Merwin
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 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 Sharon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726273 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726273 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Drexel
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4775145 Lon: -94.5466204
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Cass, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharon 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. |