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:
39.9069, -94.5005
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 DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Maysville. Maysville lies just to the east 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ogle Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ogle Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clarksdale Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale Cemetery
- Silvers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Silvers Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Cemetery
- Botts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Botts Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Cemetery
- Union Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Star Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Maysville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Butler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fairport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27857 <5>
- De Kalb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The De Kalb Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb Cemetery
- The De Kalb Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeKalb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28362 <5>
- Thornton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- Oak Grove Wood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Amity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Clarksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winslow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Union Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Cosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Fairport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Stewartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- King City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Osborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ford City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Island City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Santa Rosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Mabel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Gentryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Rea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Easton
- Fairport
- King City
- Maysville
- Osborn
- Rea
- Rea lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sharp Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Savannah
- Stewartsville
- Union Star
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 #741980 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #741980 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union Star
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9069411 Lon: -94.5005112
- 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 DeKalb, 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' (or point-to-point) 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. |