A visit to the Sharon 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 Sharon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Cemetery:
37.5449, -79.3898
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Salling Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <5>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Lidia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lidia Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lidia Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Diamond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Gatewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Falling Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Natural Bridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant 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 Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coleman Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Greenlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Cifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Boonsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Abert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Buffalo Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Natural Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fancy Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Red Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Peaksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Goode
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Woodbine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Lowry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Lavino Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Forks of Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
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 Sharon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon 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 Sharon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Sharon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487148 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487148 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snowden
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5448597 Lon: -79.3897551
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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 Virginia's counties, including Bedford, 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- Sharon 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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