A visit to the Sharp Place 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 Place Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharp Place Cemetery:
36.5145, -84.8294
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharp Place Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharp Place Cemetery is located in Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the southwest of the Sharp Place Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharp Place Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sharp Place Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Place Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Royalston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Royalston Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston Cemetery
- Copley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Copley Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley Cemetery
- Hick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hick Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick Cemetery
- Sharp - Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sharp - Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp - Smith Cemetery
- Katie Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Wolf River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- M F Etoa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The M F Etoa Cemetery is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for M F Etoa Cemetery
- Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery
- The Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dobbs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73730 <5>
- Lowe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Upchurch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch Cemetery
- Frogge Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Frogge Chapel Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogge Chapel Cemetery
- Reed Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Reed Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Cemetery
- Jamestown City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potter Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jamestown.
- The Potter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julian Potter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17366 <5>
- Terry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Terry Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jamestown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19286 <5>
- Thompkin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompkin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompkin Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sharp Place Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharp Place Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pall Mall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allardt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Parmleysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Little Crab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Chanute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Burrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Foster Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Robbins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Helenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Verdun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Sumpter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Static
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Shearer Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Byrdstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Place Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Place Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Helenwood
- Jamestown
- Oneida
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 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 Place Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fentress 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 Place Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1301274 (Sharp Place Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301274 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 525 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharp Place
- Location given for Sharp Place Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5145164 Lon: -84.8293868
- 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 Fentress, 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 from Point A (ie- Sharp Place 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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