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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. 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 Sharp Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   32.9123°   (32° 54' 44")

Lon:   -95.5527°   (-95° 33' 9")

The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sharp Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Sharp Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Yantis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Seymore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seymore Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Searcy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searcy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searcy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Searcy Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Slatter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slatter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Slatter Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Price Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Burke - Yandell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke - Yandell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke - Yandell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burke - Yandell Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Elm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elm Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Emory.
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271442 <5>
  • Peyton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peyton Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Melton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Melton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ishmeal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ishmeal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ishmeal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ishmeal Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • MaGee - McCord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Coffee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restlawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gamblin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gamblin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gamblin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gamblin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Shooks Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Welch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Deaton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deaton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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.

  • Yantis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
    • Yantis is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <6>
  • Gunter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Gunter is located in Wood County
  • Coke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Coke is located in Wood County
  • Black Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
  • Alba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
  • Quitman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tazewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
  • Bonanza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Como
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <6>
  • Emory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Golden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Wood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pickton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
      • Pickton is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <6>
    • Divide
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
    • Rockdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stout
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Winnsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
      • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <6>
    • Miller Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hainesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
    • Brashear
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Wood County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Sharp Cemetery:

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 #1346978  (Sharp Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1346978 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: Yantis
    • County: Wood         Elev: 141
    • Location given for GNIS #1346978 (Sharp Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Wood, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sharp Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9123, Longitude: -95.5527       In this case, the coordinates for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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