A visit to the Sharp Springs 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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharp Springs Cemetery:
35.2059, -86.1214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharp Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharp Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the south southeast of the Sharp Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharp Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Sharp Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharp Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Coutta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Coutta Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutta Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Winchester City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Winchester City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester City Cemetery
- The Winchester City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20454 <5>
- Wallis - Estill - Hayden - March Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Garner Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Embry - Decherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Acklen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Shasteen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shasteen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasteen Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Decherd Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Darwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Darwin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Cemetery
- McCollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Decherd City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Decherd City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd City Cemetery
- Decherd Negro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Decherd Negro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd Negro Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon 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 Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharp Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Decherd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Lexie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Sal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Tullahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sewanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Beans Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homaway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Sand Switch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Countyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Francisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Stephenson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Royal Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Raus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharp Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sharp Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Lynchburg
- Sewanee
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318570 (Sharp Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318570 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winchester
- Location given for Sharp Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2059161 Lon: -86.1213742
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Sharp Springs 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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