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:
35.9131, -88.9309
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 Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the north 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Harpers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Motley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Newhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newhouse Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse Cemetery
- McLeary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McLeary Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeary Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- White Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The White Rose Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Bowers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cox's Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Collinsworth Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsworth Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Vaughns Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brazil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Three Way
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Sitka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Whitway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Windy City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goat City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Fruitvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Alamo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Four Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Lavinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Bells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
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 Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Bradford
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sharp Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Humboldt
- Milan
- Rutherford
- Trenton
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 helpful 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 Gibson 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 #1301258 (Sharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301258 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trenton
- Location given for Sharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9131244 Lon: -88.930897
- 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 Gibson, 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' (or 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 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. |
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