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:
35.2138, -79.9795
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Troy. Troy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ropers Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Grove Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Chisolm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisolm Cemetery
- Legrand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Legrand Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legrand Cemetery
- Machine House Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Machine House Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machine House Cemetery
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152161 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Munn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Troy.
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991197 <5>
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedberry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sedberry Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedberry Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gillis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Gilead
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mangum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ansonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Biscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ellerbe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Badin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Lilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Palmerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Cedar Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Wadesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Polkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Jackson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Eagle Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ether
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Oakboro
(19 miles [30.6 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 Sharon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albemarle
- Badin
- Badin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sharon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Badin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
- Norwood
- Oakboro
- Polkton
- Troy
- Troy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sharon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Wadesboro
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 professional and volunteer 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 Montgomery 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 #1015385 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015385 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Gilead East
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.213756 Lon: -79.9794994
- 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 Montgomery, 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 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. |