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A visit to the Sharon Cemetery ...


The location of the Sharon Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Cemetery

Lat:   34.1309°   (34° 7' 51")

Lon:   -82.4474°   (-82° 26' 50")

The Sharon Cemetery is located in Abbeville County<2>.

The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the northeast of the Sharon Cemetery .

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 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 South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Abbeville County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sharon Cemetery 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 25 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.

    • Abbeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Latimer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
    • Mount Carmel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Willington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
    • Verdery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Bradley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowndesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
    • Antreville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
    • Lake Secession
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Level Land
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
        • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Lisbon ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
        • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Due West
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hodges
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
        • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Greenwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • McCormick
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mathews Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
        • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Panola Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
        • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Grendel Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
        • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Cokesbury
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
        • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Donalds
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Iva
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
        • Iva is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <4>

    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 Abbeville County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sharon Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Abbeville County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Abbeville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #285935 <6>
    • Warrenton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrenton Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Cemetery
    • Old Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
    • Rocky River Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky River Cemetery
    • Hobson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hobson Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobson Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Bethiah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethiah Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethiah Cemetery
    • Upper Long Cane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Upper Long Cane Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • The Upper Long Cane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Upper Long Cane Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Long Cane Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71574 <6>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Old Rocky River Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rocky River Cemetery
      • Boyd Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boyd Cemetery is located in McCormick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Salem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Brough Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brough Cemetery is located in McCormick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brough Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McCormick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Chisholm Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in McCormick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
      • Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapel Cemetery is located in McCormick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
      • Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Antreville and Abbeville.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Antreville.
        • The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Little Mountain Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70540 <6>
      • Powers Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powers Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Hester Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hester Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
      • Lower Long Cane Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lower Long Cane Cemetery is located in McCormick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery
      • Salem Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1229140  (Sharon Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1229140 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Abbeville West
      • County: Abbeville         Elev: 181
      • Location given for GNIS #1229140 (Sharon Cemetery)

    The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

    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 South Carolina's counties, including Abbeville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sharon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1309, Longitude: -82.4474       In this case, the coordinates for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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