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:
39.0770, -93.7499
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 Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The City Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Prairie Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Church Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Higginsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448650 <5>
- Republican Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Republican Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Higginsville.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28629 <5>
- Peacock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peacock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Higginsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456478 <5>
- Mayview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayview Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #658938 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dover.
- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183233 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Odessa Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Odessa Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Corder Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder 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:
- Higginsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Page City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aullville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Corder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Miles Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Blackburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Emma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Norborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Little Osage Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Aullville
- Blackburn
- Concordia
- Corder
- Higginsville
- Lexington
- Norborne
- Odessa
- Waverly
- Wellington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lafayette 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 #726277 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726277 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Higginsville
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0769556 Lon: -93.7499409
- 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 Lafayette, 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 things 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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