A visit to the Sharon Burying Ground ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sharon Burying Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sharon Burying Ground (FG ID #2300558)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Burying Ground
Lat: 44.0879° (44° 5' 16")
Lon: -79.4373° (-79° 26' 14")
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 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 Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Ontario:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sharon Burying Ground
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sharon Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newmarket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
- Pine Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
- Vandorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandorf
- Vivian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
- Mount Albert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Albert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Albert
- Preston Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ballantrae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Kettleby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettleby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettleby
- Lemonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethesda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethesda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Musselman's Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Gilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
- Georgina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- King City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Lincolnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Zephyr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keswick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keswick <3>
- Bond Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sharon Burying Ground.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Selby Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Selby Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selby Burying Ground
- Selby / Weddel Family Cemetery
- Weddel Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selby Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300122 <1>
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newmarket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holt Free Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belfry Methodist Episcopal / Robinson's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belfry Methodist Episcopal / Robinson's Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Bradford.
- The Belfry Methodist Episcopal / Robinson's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belfry Methodist / Robinson's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belfry Methodist Episcopal / Robinson's Cemetery
- Aurora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Albert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coulson's Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Coulson's Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulson's Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328671 <1>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holy Martyrs Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Auld Kirk / Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scotch Settlement Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kettleby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holborne - Glover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer United Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer United / Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165322 <1>
- Asa Stewart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Asa Stewart Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Asa Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tenth Line Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asa Stewart Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rogers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Burying Ground:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sharon Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0879, Longitude: -79.4373 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |