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:
37.0159, -81.3498
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 Bland County<2>.
The county seat for Bland County is located in Bland. Bland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sharon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Tilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tilson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilson Cemetery
- Floglesong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Floglesong Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floglesong Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Shewey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shewey Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Shewey Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shewey Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52125 <5>
- Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cregger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cregger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cregger Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hubble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble Cemetery
- Houndshell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houndshell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kimberling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kimberling Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling Cemetery
- Earhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Earhart Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earhart Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown 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:
- Little Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Shawver Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Asberrys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittens Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Bland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bastian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Wytheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Adria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Abbs Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Speedwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Hicksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bluefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shraders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Maxwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
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 Bland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bland
- Bland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sharon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Speedwell
- Tazewell
- Wytheville
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 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 Sharon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bland 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 #1494657 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494657 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: Bland
- Est. Elev: 818 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garden Mountain
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0159503 Lon: -81.3498271
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Bland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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