A visit to the Sharp 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharp Cemetery:
36.3876, -84.0969
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharp Cemetery is located in Campbell County<2>.
The county seat for Campbell County is located in Jacksboro. Jacksboro lies just to the southwest of the Sharp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ivydell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ivydell Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivydell Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Kitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kitts Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of LaFollette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19106 <5>
- Davis Chapel Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCormick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Dugtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugtown Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugtown Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Stokes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Orick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Orick Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orick Cemetery
- Housley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Housley Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housley Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Sweat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweat Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweat Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- LaFollette
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <6>
- Demory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Victory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Jacksboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Habersham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Caryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Flat Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Elk Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Morley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Stanfill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Rocky Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <6>
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Braden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Andersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Speedwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Jellico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Campbell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jacksboro
- Jellico
- LaFollette
- Norris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sharp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Campbell 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1301266 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301266 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: Campbell
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Follette
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3875791 Lon: -84.0968686
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Campbell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sharp 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. |