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:
31.8615, -89.6690
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 Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Coat Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312476 <5>
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Tom Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Sullivan Cemetery
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boswell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alex Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex Sullivan Cemetery
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sullivan Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202000 <5>
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Thomas F. Sullivans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mize Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Coats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Mize
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Jaynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Arbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Galilee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Mendenhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hot Coffee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- D'Lo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Daniel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Shivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Sylvarena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Cato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
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 Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 #1959823 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959823 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Magee South
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.861549 Lon: -89.6689612
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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