A visit to the Sharp Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery:
40.9168, -76.5477
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharp Ridge Cemetery is located in Montour County<2>.
The county seat for Montour County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the northwest of the Sharp Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharp Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharp Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #975040 <5>
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Catawissa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1047524 <5>
- Brights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brights Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights Cemetery
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Roaring Creek Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Shamokin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <5>
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 Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharp Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Elysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Reed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Grovania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Queen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kulpmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bear Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Chulasky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Snydertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Numidia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Bloomsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshallton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Natalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Newlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomsburg
- Catawissa
- Danville
- Kulpmont
- Shamokin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sharp Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montour 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1187374 (Sharp Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187374 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: Montour
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danville
- Location given for Sharp Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9167533 Lon: -76.5477312
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Montour, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sharp Ridge 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. |