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:
35.2510, -81.6026
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 Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cleveland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Webb Memorial Lawns is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Memorial Lawns
- McBrayer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McBrayer Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer Cemetery
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Royster Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Memorial Park
- Lattimore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sandpit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpit Cemetery
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Earl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247407 <5>
- Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Brittain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Village Square Townhouses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Patterson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Briarwood Townhouses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Lattimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elizabeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Mooresboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Light Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Six Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Campcall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Cliffside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Blacksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- New House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Stony Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Ellenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
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 Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Sharon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 #1985917 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985917 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2509602 Lon: -81.6025936
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, 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 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. |